sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 天前California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech mogulswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1708arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSnapz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·22 天前Every state where, “the money goblins will leave if X!!!” is threatened, that state ends up having more millionaire/billionaires after X happens. And when they “leave” they don’t leave, they buy another vacation home, their business interests stay put. And of course, wherever they are, they aren’t paying taxes. And you are paying their energy /water bills.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·21 天前I don’t know about their business interests moving. A lot of them incorporate in Nevada and Delaware to get out of specific taxes social obligations.
Every state where, “the money goblins will leave if X!!!” is threatened, that state ends up having more millionaire/billionaires after X happens.
And when they “leave” they don’t leave, they buy another vacation home, their business interests stay put.
And of course, wherever they are, they aren’t paying taxes. And you are paying their energy /water bills.
You know it. And I do.
I don’t know about their business interests moving. A lot of them incorporate in Nevada and Delaware to get out of specific
taxessocial obligations.