@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Peter Thiel and Larry Page may leave CA over a proposed ballot measure, opposed by Newsom, that levies a one-time 5% tax on those with $1B in assets (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/tec…
@cdarwin@c.imAmerican healthcare is on life support, -- and Republican policies now threaten to pull the plug.
Last summer, all but five GOP lawmakers worked with the Trump administration to enact the
“One Big Beautiful Bill Act,”
a law that defunds healthcare for working families,
all while funding tax breaks for billionaires.
That’s why I testified at an Oct. 8 hearing held by House Democrats in Washington, D.C., to speak out against this partisan law
—because it wil…
@rberger@hachyderm.ioTapper and all the Trump apologists in the Media must go. Time to take back the Media from the Billionaires (and tax the Billionaires into single digit millionaires. https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo/115667672680555988
@yaya@jorts.horsethis is my favorite thing I've ever overheard of all time btw
@cdarwin@c.imOver the past quarter-century, political, legal and economic changes have reshaped the relationship between wealth and political power in America.
Economists say wealth is now more concentrated at the very top than at any time since the Gilded Age.
The tech and market revolutions of recent decades have created riches on an unprecedented scale.
Changing norms on executive compensation and lower-tax policies under Republican and Democratic administrations have helped insul…
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialReducing (some of) the #EV benefits is never a popular measure. Perhaps that is why it is being introduced now, after the recent elections.
At the same time, the incentive remains in place, because the purchase tax on fossil fuel engines is also increasing, as are fuel taxes.
@cheryanne@aus.socialAustralian stories aren't just entertainment. They create jobs, drive tourism, and show ourselves, and the world, who we are. When streaming giants take billions, pay next to no tax without investing back, we lose jobs, and the movies that define us.
Every signature matters. Every share counts. The time to act is now.
#Petition
@servelan@newsie.socialNow you know they're lying: different responses to the same question, multiple answers, indicate lying about the real reason
Tariffs aren't meant for revenue and will shrink over time, Bessent says
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/trump-tariffs-bessent-tax-revenue
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizzaThe client sometimes thinks that some things are automatic. They just don't see how much work team members do in the background to ensure that pay statements and tax slips are generated, on time and correct.
This weekend was a trial run in one of our test environments in preparation for the February tax run. Our team lead had an issue and I was called in to diagnose and fix (overtime of course) a problem that never happened before. It was a minor change and I fully documented …
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMarc Benioff says President Trump is "doing a great job" and believes National Guard troops should be deployed to San Francisco to help reduce crime in the city (Heather Knight/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/202…
@unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyzWell done Zarah Sultana -
“A government Budget is not the same as a household budget.”
“The glaring omission in all of this is no one's mentioned wealth taxes. ...
“The magic money tree exists – it's in the City of London, and it's with the billionaires.
“But what you find is the lack of political will, because these parties are bankrolled by the billionaires, so they're definitely not going to tax them.”
Also, tip of the hat to Gary Stevenson and Richard Murphy, who I think have both done a lot to shift the conversation on this stuff.
#TaxWealthNotWork #ZarahSultana #QuestionTime #UKPol #GarysEconomics
