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In reply to the discussion: Google co-founder leaves California amid billionaire wealth tax [View all]LudwigPastorius
(14,174 posts)49. Page is moving because, after the new tax, he'd ONLY have 256,500,000,000 dollars?
What a piece of shit.
Why don't you fuck off to one of the private islands you own, build your tech-bro utopia, and leave the rest of us the fuck alone?
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Google co-founder leaves California amid billionaire wealth tax [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Wednesday
OP
Corporate law is one of the major things that needs to be re-done if the US is ever
BComplex
Wednesday
#28
We money spending consumers bake the economic cookies, the rich eat most of them and leave us the crumbs. nt
Exp
Wednesday
#7
It's been working out well in Massachusetts, which actually has more millionaires now
TheRickles
Wednesday
#22
True, but they're both aiming for the same redistributive goals, though via different means.
TheRickles
Yesterday
#55
Regadless of when he left, if the wealth tax is approved he will have to pay because it is retroactive to 1/1/25 and
in2herbs
Wednesday
#11
The Constitution specifically prohibits states from passing retroactive laws
Jose Garcia
Wednesday
#14
With regards to criminal laws, yes, but not with regards to civil laws. See below:
in2herbs
Wednesday
#33
That makes corporations sound like they are necessarily benefitting their State in kind.
BComplex
Wednesday
#30
The Laffer Curve proposed that lowering taxes creates overall economic prosperity
DBoon
Yesterday
#52
I think the oldigarchs addiction to money and power is because they will soon be dead , afraid their power will wane,
in2herbs
Wednesday
#34
Page moved, but the major companies of Alphabet haven't. CA may be a little tax poorer, but not enough to affect
ancianita
Wednesday
#31
The greed and selfishness of these people are beyond belief. Mebbe I'm wrong, but I don't think Larry is going to end up
Fil1957
Wednesday
#40
Page is moving because, after the new tax, he'd ONLY have 256,500,000,000 dollars?
LudwigPastorius
Yesterday
#49