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You mean this rich well connected individual isn't going to burn their friends. You don't say!
Fuck Newsom. Find me a Californian Mamdani dammit!!!
Yeah, we know. We've seen this dog-and-pony show for DECADES.
Financial obesity is an existential threat to any society that tolerates it, and needs to cease being celebrated, rewarded, and positioned as an aspirational goal.
Corporations are the only ‘persons’ which should be subjected to capital punishment, but trillionaires should be forced to transition into billionaires, and billionaires should be euthanised through taxation.
the problem is that American evangelicalism has tied money and goodness together with the prosperity gospel.
The more money you have, the more gooderer you are, and all you have to do is give all your money to (church/fund/whatever target) and god will give it back to you three-fold!
and there for, being against money by wanting to tax people means you are big evilsatanbad.
a guy who looks like a sleazy wall street exec, car salesman or television producer doesn't want to tax rich people?????
i never would have guessed!!!
at his best he still looks like an aging patrick bateman.
a big difference between 30+ years ago and now is that the lizards can't hide their tails; clinton and bush looked like normal american men; this dude just walked out of the bourgeoisie salon and has likely memorized his stylist and publicists cell numbers but probably can't remember the name of his sons/daughters.
No way, really?
The guy who changed laws for his rich friends is against his rich friends having to pay comparatively insignificant sum that wont hurt their dragon hordes or its infinite growth in any significant fashion?
Nothing about Newsom has seemed honest since day 1. He’s just another opportunistic politician.
Fuck newsom in general, but I could see a rational argument that the tax should be national to prevent billionaire Californias from moving to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
And if he's president, he will say he can't enact the tax because billionaires would flee the US.
We've had the same arguments in France. The economist who proposed the tax actually used data from the US to show that few rich people actually leave the place they're in, because that's where they live, meet people for business or pleasure, etc.
This could be evaluated for California too.
Mamdani proved unequivocally that they won't actually move. Stop giving in to the bullshit billionaires are spouting to try to stop themselves being taxed.
Also, who fucking cares if they leave? Billionaires are a burden to the society and economy of any city or state they live in.
And yes, FUCK NEWSOM! Say it loud and say it proud. NO MORE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS!!!
He's not arguing for that. He wants a national tax that both isn't on the ballot and wouldn't tax billionaires on their wealth.
His hairstyle is so cunty. And when I learned more about him I disliked him more.
5% tax on about 200 Californian billionaires who hold $2.2 trillion in wealth
5% of 2.2 trillion is $11 billion, right?
Jesus that would end poverty.
5% of 2.2 trillion is 0.11 trillion, or 110 billion.
d u h
He had me at no a long time ago when he said he "reveres the state of Israel and is proud to support it". The guy is corrupt trash and doesnt belong in the party at all. Kick his rightwing ass out.
Please don't let this guy be who ends up on the 2028 ticket.
Dont worry, itll be Shapiro or Pritzker.
Democrats just be opening the door for Republicans every election since 2016
And then they are surprised to be called controlled opposition.
AOC please. I don't even agree with her on every single thing but she's whip-smart and constantly pushing and principled