<![CDATA[Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.”]]>Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” 🙄

Bitch please. My main interest is in making sure billionaires can’t exist. We could literally set the money we collect on fire and it would still achieve that goal. Using some of it for good things is just icing on the mf’ing cake!!

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://polyglot.city/users/carbsrule_en/statuses/116552460601070197https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://polyglot.city/users/carbsrule_en/statuses/116552460601070197Sun, 10 May 2026 21:43:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:39:29 GMT]]>@scott @pmonks But we have the best democracy money can buy!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adrianco/statuses/116552208844401080https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adrianco/statuses/116552208844401080Sun, 10 May 2026 20:39:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:29:49 GMT]]>@pmonks also, billionaires are the reason governments are corrupted.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/happyborg/statuses/116552170840157399https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/happyborg/statuses/116552170840157399Sun, 10 May 2026 20:29:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:13:50 GMT]]>@pmonks fair

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.maymundere.org/users/djno/statuses/116552107998914537https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.maymundere.org/users/djno/statuses/116552107998914537Sun, 10 May 2026 20:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:13:26 GMT]]>@djno Unlikely. Their mansions are a minuscule fraction of their accumulated wealth.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116552106385899045https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116552106385899045Sun, 10 May 2026 20:13:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:12:25 GMT]]>@pmonks burn their mansions down if you wanna achieve any actual change

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.maymundere.org/users/djno/statuses/116552102384650506https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.maymundere.org/users/djno/statuses/116552102384650506Sun, 10 May 2026 20:12:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:50:27 GMT]]>@jbayes 🎯

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116552016051059482https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116552016051059482Sun, 10 May 2026 19:50:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:50:11 GMT]]>@pmonks It's not about making money. It's about taking money. Destroying the status quo because the status is not quo.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jbayes/statuses/116552015016734216https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/jbayes/statuses/116552015016734216Sun, 10 May 2026 19:50:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:48:23 GMT]]>@pmonks hmmm, setting all money they make above some level on fire sounds lovely. like the batman quote about sending a message

i would love that. please, more of that

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cerny_kocky/statuses/116552007908801080https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cerny_kocky/statuses/116552007908801080Sun, 10 May 2026 19:48:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:30:32 GMT]]>@scott Also, I saw this meme in my head the instant I read your toot. 😜

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116551937713510576https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116551937713510576Sun, 10 May 2026 19:30:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:25:28 GMT]]>@scott its a complete mystery tbh one that will never be solved /s

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116551917825730134https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/pmonks/statuses/116551917825730134Sun, 10 May 2026 19:25:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just got into it with some idiot about taxing billionaires, and their argument basically boiled down to “governments are corrupt, so the tax revenue won’t be used properly.” on Sun, 10 May 2026 19:22:51 GMT]]>@pmonks hmm why are governments corrupt? Who has lots of money to corrupt them?

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