I agree, but to afford the stuff we also need to increase wages to a level where they match the increased cost of living. Otherwise, the only people able to afford the assets, that the rich will be forced to sell are slightly less rich fucks, because regular folks still have to spend all their income on food and stuff like that.
If the wealth tax were introduced and the income tax removed (or the lower bracket increase to something like 100k), that would create a lot of air.
Setting the wealth tax low enough (say 10M) would include not only the ultra-wealth but the very wealth too. It can also start progressively. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
If things were that easy, there would’ve been a revolution already. Taxing wealth a step in the right direction. Also, revolutions don’t always turn out well. Just look at the Arab spring.
No one said anything about revolution being easy, and yes, they usually aren’t successful if they are spontaneous and don’t have serious organization behind them (and/or if world superpowers intercede and prevent success).
We really need to tax the wealth of rich fucks and force them to sell their assets to commoners like us. We need to start owning stuff again.
I agree, but to afford the stuff we also need to increase wages to a level where they match the increased cost of living. Otherwise, the only people able to afford the assets, that the rich will be forced to sell are slightly less rich fucks, because regular folks still have to spend all their income on food and stuff like that.
If the wealth tax were introduced and the income tax removed (or the lower bracket increase to something like 100k), that would create a lot of air.
Setting the wealth tax low enough (say 10M) would include not only the ultra-wealth but the very wealth too. It can also start progressively. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
Why stop at half measures? Just do a socialist revolution already.
If things were that easy, there would’ve been a revolution already. Taxing wealth a step in the right direction. Also, revolutions don’t always turn out well. Just look at the Arab spring.
No one said anything about revolution being easy, and yes, they usually aren’t successful if they are spontaneous and don’t have serious organization behind them (and/or if world superpowers intercede and prevent success).
What would a socialist revolution look like? What would the end result be?