Billionaires should be taxed at rates of 90% or higher to decrease their political power and protect democracy.
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Billionaires should be taxed at rates of 90% or higher to decrease their political power and protect democracy.
Parent: EconomicsEntity: BillionairesSub-entity: TaxationImpact: neutralDate: Oct 3, 2026 - Oct 5, 2026Target: High taxation on billionaires
As a sovereign currency issuer, the federal government can never run out of its own currency and faces no financial constraints on spending.
Parent: Monetary PolicyEntity: Federal GovernmentSub-entity: Currency IssuanceImpact: neutralDate: Oct 3, 2026 - Oct 5, 2026Target: Sovereign currency issuance
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Yes, billionaires must be taxed out of existence.
The primary reason to tax them is to *decrease their power*, eg, to destroy democracy.
The feds do *not* need their money for fed spending. As a sovereign currency issuer, the feds can *never* run out of their own currency.
See Alan Greenspan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCZHAQnfGU
There's no financial constraint on fed spending; rather, constraints are availability of resources & managing inflation.
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8 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Oct 3, 2026
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Yes, billionaires must be taxed out of existence - eg, robber-baron style: 94%
The primary reason for taxing them is to *decrease their power*, eg, to destroy democracy.
The feds do *not* need oligarch money for fed spending. As a sovereign currency issuer, the feds can *never* run out of their own currency.
Greenspan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCZHAQnfGU
Constraints on fed spending are not financial, rather, availability of resources & managing inflation.
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6 boosts · 1 favs · 2 replies · Oct 4, 2026
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Yes, billionaires must be taxed out of existence - eg, robber-baron style: 90+%
The primary reason for taxing them is to *decrease their power*, eg, to destroy democracy.
The feds do *not* need oligarch money for fed spending. As a sovereign currency issuer, the feds can *never* run out of their own currency.
Greenspan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCZHAQnfGU
Constraints on fed spending are not financial, rather, availability of resources & managing inflation.
#USPol #UKPol #AusPol #Economy #mmt .
10 boosts · 0 favs · 2 replies · Oct 3, 2026
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Yes, billionaires must be taxed out of existence - eg, robber-baron style: 90+%
The primary reason for taxing them is to *decrease their power*, eg, to destroy democracy.
The feds do *not* need oligarch money for fed spending. As a sovereign currency issuer, the feds can *never* run out of their own currency.
Greenspan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCZHAQnfGU
Constraints on fed spending are not financial, rather, availability of resources & managing inflation.
#USPol #UKPol #AusPol #Economy #mmt .
8 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Oct 4, 2026
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Yes, billionaires must be taxed out of existence - eg, robber-baron style: 94%
The primary reason for taxing them is to *decrease their power*, eg, to destroy democracy.
The feds do *not* need oligarch money for fed spending. As a sovereign currency issuer, the feds can *never* run out of their own currency.
Greenspan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCZHAQnfGU
Constraints on fed spending are not financial, rather, availability of resources & managing inflation.
#USPol #UKPol #AusPol #Economy #mmt .
5 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 5, 2026
#uspol#ukpol#auspol#economy#mmt
Yes, billionaires must be taxed out of existence - eg, robber-baron style: 94%
The primary reason for taxing them is to *decrease their power*, eg, to destroy democracy.
The feds do *not* need oligarch money for fed spending. As a sovereign currency issuer, the feds can *never* run out of their own currency.
Greenspan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNCZHAQnfGU
Constraints on fed spending are not financial, rather, availability of resources & managing inflation.
#USPol #UKPol #AusPol #Economy #mmt .
5 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 5, 2026
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