Post by @FrChazzz@lemmus.org

2026-10-30 21:52 UTC

Growing up in a very conservative bubble I can say that most who oppose a wealth tax do so on the basis of “when I get wealthy I don’t want them to tax me.” That or a general belief that a wealth tax will result in preventing them from becoming wealthy. This is also why they oppose regulations.

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@daannii@lemmy.world 2026-10-31 05:04

Also they seem to think the wealthy already pay their fair share and it’s wrong to make them pay more just because they are smarter and more successful. I had to explain to my own mother how they actually don’t pay their share. That she pays more in taxes than apple does. She just kinda mumbled off after that but still I don’t think she believes me. Some people want to stay ignorant and poor. My mother has been on welfare her entire life and still currently is. Yet she always goes on about al the people taking advantage of it. But of course she’s not. She actually deserves it. But pretty much no one else does. Not going to get into details but everything she says other people do, to not deserve it, she herself has done.

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