• maynarkh
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    4 months ago

    In the NL you do, there is a wealth tax. IDK how effective it is, but at least they are trying.

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      4 months ago

      It’s effective in getting momey from the wealthier middle class. Like most of the tax related ruling and laws.

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        4 months ago

        I think what limits its effectiveness is mostly that it’s only the NL doing it. If it was EU wide, or even US-wide, the world would change a lot.

        Even if it’s not perfect now, I see that it is good that this tax exists for two reasons:

        • At least it’s not taxing wages or consumption, which affect everyone but billionaires.
        • It serves as a model for going in that direction, so neolibs can’t easily say there is no way to tax assets, or that taxing assets would crash the economy.