← Back to context Comment by p1esk 1 day ago We need to not have powerful peopleWhat does this even mean? 8 comments p1esk Reply thot_experiment 1 day ago It's very easy to get started on this, you tax the shit out of people who have a lot of money because the old adage is true. p1esk 1 day ago Even if you could achieve that, there would still be rich people. Musk would still be a billionaire even if he had to pay 90% tax.Plus, many powerful people in government are not that rich. mcdonje 7 hours ago His ability to use his wealth to influence the government and the populous would be significantly reduced. There's a big difference between "rich" and "rich enough circumvent democracy." queenkjuul 1 day ago Make currently powerful people less powerful and currently powerless people more powerful.C'mon, HN users forgot how to think? Forgot to ask Claude? p1esk 1 day ago To do that you first need to become more powerful than those powerful people, right? BrenBarn 1 day ago Well, no, you just a need a coalition that collectively is more powerful. 2 replies →
thot_experiment 1 day ago It's very easy to get started on this, you tax the shit out of people who have a lot of money because the old adage is true. p1esk 1 day ago Even if you could achieve that, there would still be rich people. Musk would still be a billionaire even if he had to pay 90% tax.Plus, many powerful people in government are not that rich. mcdonje 7 hours ago His ability to use his wealth to influence the government and the populous would be significantly reduced. There's a big difference between "rich" and "rich enough circumvent democracy."
p1esk 1 day ago Even if you could achieve that, there would still be rich people. Musk would still be a billionaire even if he had to pay 90% tax.Plus, many powerful people in government are not that rich. mcdonje 7 hours ago His ability to use his wealth to influence the government and the populous would be significantly reduced. There's a big difference between "rich" and "rich enough circumvent democracy."
mcdonje 7 hours ago His ability to use his wealth to influence the government and the populous would be significantly reduced. There's a big difference between "rich" and "rich enough circumvent democracy."
queenkjuul 1 day ago Make currently powerful people less powerful and currently powerless people more powerful.C'mon, HN users forgot how to think? Forgot to ask Claude? p1esk 1 day ago To do that you first need to become more powerful than those powerful people, right? BrenBarn 1 day ago Well, no, you just a need a coalition that collectively is more powerful. 2 replies →
p1esk 1 day ago To do that you first need to become more powerful than those powerful people, right? BrenBarn 1 day ago Well, no, you just a need a coalition that collectively is more powerful. 2 replies →
BrenBarn 1 day ago Well, no, you just a need a coalition that collectively is more powerful. 2 replies →
It's very easy to get started on this, you tax the shit out of people who have a lot of money because the old adage is true.
Even if you could achieve that, there would still be rich people. Musk would still be a billionaire even if he had to pay 90% tax.
Plus, many powerful people in government are not that rich.
His ability to use his wealth to influence the government and the populous would be significantly reduced. There's a big difference between "rich" and "rich enough circumvent democracy."
Make currently powerful people less powerful and currently powerless people more powerful.
C'mon, HN users forgot how to think? Forgot to ask Claude?
To do that you first need to become more powerful than those powerful people, right?
Well, no, you just a need a coalition that collectively is more powerful.
2 replies →