• frezik
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    7 months ago

    Liquidate to who? Are those assets things they can take with them, or are they things like buildings that stay right where they are?

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      7 months ago

      Anyone who would buy. Unless you’re sentimentally attached to something then I doubt you’d have a difficult time selling it. Billionaires own property as investment, not for use. Just sell it to another billionaire and buy property in a country more favourable to you. As for things like cars, collections, yachts, and other such mobile assets, just stick them on a container ship and unpack at your destination.

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        7 months ago

        But then there has to be at least one billionaire who is staying right there, and can be taxed.

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          7 months ago

          Yeah that sounds awesome let’s divide those 200 billions into 333 million people and let’s get a whooping one time only 600 USD extra for the month. Then let’s repeat it again.

          It sure will last foreverrrrrrrrr

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            7 months ago

            The money itself is not the only reason. Eliminating their undue influence is.

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            7 months ago

            First of all 200 billion is chump change compared to how much the wealthy have. Second, spreading money would do far more to stimulate the economy than wealthy people buying yachts, flying into space, and visiting the Titanic.

            I am sure if you removed your mouth from the wealthy’s cocks for a moment you would realize how fucked up the situation is. But I know you will just suck it foreverrrrrrrrrrr hoping they will gild you into their club.

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              7 months ago

              Stimulate the economy LMAO 🤣

              Bro just admit you don’t know shit about how money works and leave it at that haha

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                7 months ago

                The money would be spent on necessary goods and services, allowing more companies to hire more people because their income rises. That’s how capitalism works (when it works) and is why the rich suddenly poop their pants when people stop consuming.

                The entire thing is a house of cards, but if you remove excess weight at the top and put it at the bottom, it’s at least a bit more stable.

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                    7 months ago

                    They just accurately described the current situation and you’re just parroting the daily mail

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                    7 months ago

                    Where did I say that?

                    More wealth being spent rather than sitting idle, generates economic growth.