• fierysparrow89@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I’m confused, Musk is saying we’re heading to abundance and work being optional. Merz is saying we need to work more. I don’t know which overlord to listen to. They really need to compare notes at the next “rule the pawns” meeting…

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      8 hours ago

      The real answer is taxing the rich properly, and relieving the poor.

      • 4-day workweek should be the new standard
      • Back to 70% taxes on the richest percentiles through income-dependent fines, wealth-dependent tax, tax of stocks, tax of private property (with a prohibition on raising costs for inhabitants), and so on.
      • Combat capital flight and combat tax havens. Support them with a modest reimbursement for the losses of abolition of tax haven schemes.
      • Relieve the proletariat: lower tax for the poor and middle class. 0% for the poorest, 20% for the richer.

      And other measures:

      • Limit the power of large companies; break them up, foreign companies trying to do business here included.
      • Foster small and mid-sized DUWOCs (decentral, unionised, worker-owned coöps).
      • Tackle capital corruption within politics. Former non-DUWOC leaders cannot become politicians, and politicians once finishing their political career, cannot become non-DUWOC business leaders.
      • Reduce tax for DUWOCs with small income differences between the worst- and best paid people.
      • Foster juridicial independence
      • Establish a European sovereign fund that invests in economic diversification, sustainable energy, support for farmers, and building homes. In good years, save up, and in bad years, spend a smaller part of it.

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      17 hours ago

      They have different strategies, Musk is trying to motivating pawns by selling them a utopia, Merz is motivating the pawns by making them fear the lack of growth. Maybe they did compare notes and decided to do some a/b testing lol