Comment by rayiner
6 months ago
I don’t think most progressives think about it in that detail. Raise taxes on the rich tech companies that are gentrifying san francisco.
6 months ago
I don’t think most progressives think about it in that detail. Raise taxes on the rich tech companies that are gentrifying san francisco.
At first glance I support ... "social and economic equality" and "reforms to improve human conditions, combat corruption, and reduce inequality". Am I progressive?
If you ask me "should corporations pay more taxes?" I will say, yes. Famously so does Warren Buffet, is he also a progressive?
If you ask me, "hey should we gut tax incentives for R&D spending in the USA?" I will say, uhhh no? probably a bad choice?
Recently the progressives have latched on to culture war agendas against the wealthy, educated, white, male, straight and/or over the age of 35 crowd.
In other words, they have a popular agenda, but are political morons that are going to eventually wonder why they can’t break out of solidly blue districts.
https://runforsomething.net/run/candidate-support-system/
I think that is a misrepresentation of the fundamental progressive position, which is to make progress but never at the cost of the marginalized. Because we historically make most progress at the cost of the marginalized it can feel limiting or even discriminatory when we make sure they don’t beat the brunt of continued progress.
There is nothing against the group you mention except that it might be the group that most fights against progress toward equality.
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I‘m not American but the above description of a tax policy is what I hear a lot from progressives in media.
But this doesn't raise taxes on rich tech companies, it effectively does the opposite - the tax burden is proportionally lower the larger/more successful the tech company is.
Therefore, even by your own admission, this isn't progressive policy.