<![CDATA[I have a #GreenParty "Tax the Rich" poster in my window, a mum and teenage-ish daughter (I assume) just walked past:]]>I have a "Tax the Rich" poster in my window, a mum and teenage-ish daughter (I assume) just walked past:

Mum: tax the rich?
Daughter: yeah!! tax the rich!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/5419d1e0-3a69-40a9-91be-7af13997b198/i-have-a-greenparty-tax-the-rich-poster-in-my-window-a-mum-and-teenage-ish-daughter-i-assume-just-walked-pastRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 06:12:19 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 15:19:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I have a #GreenParty "Tax the Rich" poster in my window, a mum and teenage-ish daughter (I assume) just walked past: on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:40:35 GMT]]>@nick when I was like 12 I wrote in a school assignment that, basically, Bill Gates having tons of money but not spending it was essentially the same as taking money from everyone else; it's not in circulation, therefore until he spends it it's almost like it doesn't exist except maybe to make him richer.

The teacher wrote a ??? as if I'd said something nonsensical, but I still stand by it. The existence of billionaires is a sign of an unhealthy "trickle up" economy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glitch.social/users/wilbr/statuses/116486624707124502https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glitch.social/users/wilbr/statuses/116486624707124502Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:40:35 GMT