• Rayspekt@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Please let this finally happen. It’s absurd when normal people pay maybe 20-40% taxes depending on the country when the super rich almost don’t pay at all.

    • snooggums@midwest.social
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      5 days ago

      The wealthy being able to use the appreciated, estimated value of things they own to secure low interest loans to purchase even more things without needing the money to be considered income for tax purposes is a primary driver of wealth in equity.