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points by spiderfarmer 1 day ago | 0 comments

What if we didn't just tax them, but made the whole system fairer so money was distributed more evenly even without the government as a middle man?

Increase wages.

[–] alistairSH 1 day ago

Taxing the rich tends to do that. Or, at least when we did tax the rich, wealth distribution was better (though still far from ideal, IMO).

[–] spiderfarmer 1 day ago

Yes, tax the rich AND increase wages.

[–] PowerElectronix 1 day ago

Or educate, promote or even mandate that a share of a company must be given to the employees of said company.

If you "fool" a hundred thousand individuals to work for a company on a wage and through their work the company ends up been valued at a billion, you become a billionaire. Wouldn't they deserve a bigger cut of the fruit of their labor?

The fastest way to distribute wealth isn't taxes on wealth, it's a better distribution of the wealth generated by labor on the contract that the employee signs.

[–] inertiatic 1 day ago

Imagine a system where 1/10 companies makes 12 times the investment over a year, but 9/10 fold with your investment gone.

A rich person can afford to split their wealth 10-ways, meaning they get a 20% ROI every year.

9/10 workers don't get shit, while one does.

What we want instead is everyone benefiting.