Novi Sad@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 months ago‘People are so angry’: how wealth tax became a battleground in Norway’s electionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down10cross-posted to: europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-link‘People are so angry’: how wealth tax became a battleground in Norway’s electionwww.theguardian.comNovi Sad@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squarerbn@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 months agoThanks for your insights. Personally, I’d prefer to pay a wealth tax like that compared to a system where it’s up to the individual to save for their retirement.
minus-squaremiguel@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·6 months agoA reasonable and nuanced take? Clearly, lemmy isn’t a very good reddit replacement.
minus-squareCompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months ago140k euro/164k usd is a 20% payment on a fairly average single family home in a lot of of North America, or living expenses for 4-6 years. The exclusion should not penalize working class; a retirement fund shouldn’t be hit with a wealth tax! The exclusion should be indexed to inflation.
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Thanks for your insights. Personally, I’d prefer to pay a wealth tax like that compared to a system where it’s up to the individual to save for their retirement.
A reasonable and nuanced take? Clearly, lemmy isn’t a very good reddit replacement.
140k euro/164k usd is a 20% payment on a fairly average single family home in a lot of of North America, or living expenses for 4-6 years.
The exclusion should not penalize working class; a retirement fund shouldn’t be hit with a wealth tax!
The exclusion should be indexed to inflation.