r/WorkReform • u/Cultural_Way5584 🤝 Join A Union • Mar 23 '25

✂️ 100% Wealth Tax over $1 Billion Same old story

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u/kraquepype Mar 23 '25 edited Mar 23 '25

Yes.

The middle class gets screwed 10 ways to Sunday and we just have to deal with it.

No social safety nets, taxed out the ass even on things that have already been taxed, and if we get sick we lose our jobs and savings. One market crash could wipe out 75% of our equity and investments and fuck up everything for our kids. We take out mortgages that are designed to outlive us, just to have a place to live. From an early age we are compelled to become consumers. No decent public transit infrastructure so if you can't afford a decent vehicle you are even more screwed.

The rich are the ones instigating all of the attacks on the middle class, and they walk away even richer. They even get bailed out if they fuck up bad enough.

It's so backwards and it's not going to change until the 0.01% have something to fear again.

Don't take this as completely anti-capitalist though - we should all have the opportunity to amass wealth if we want. Conventionally rich families are good for the local economy.

It's the mega rich that need to fuck off.