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Bjornir@programming.dev 7 months agoRich people aren’t necessarily smart. These are two unrelated metrics. See Elon Musk for a counter example.
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Bjornir@programming.dev 7 months agoRich people aren’t necessarily smart. These are two unrelated metrics. See Elon Musk for a counter example.
skydivekingair@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I should’ve been less subtle, what is Elon Musk’s salary? Couldn’t find his quickly but Zuckerburg’s is $1 a year and Bezos is $81,000. So how would an income-based fine work for those who can claim a very low yearly income and still live a lavish lifestyle? That’s the loophole that would be used.
Bjornir@programming.dev 7 months ago
That’s true, but that’s because of a different loophole : we only count poor people’s income as income. Meaning salary.
We simply have to consider all monetary gain, including non liquid assets as income, and the issue vanishes. So shares are counted for example.
skydivekingair@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I agree that would solve that issue, that a trust could sidestep. Main concern I have is those trying to evade paying their fair share will work faster than legislation to hide/loophole their assets.