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Germany's Left Party wants to halve billionaires' wealth (www.dw.com)

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The Left Party says "there shouldn't be any billionaires." With Germany gearing up for an election, the far-left force has launched a new tax plan — though it will most likely never get a chance to implement it.

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[–] pelespirit 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

What I truly don't understand is, let's say that the billionaires completely "win" and we're all of their servants in some way. Who is going to actually protect them or serve them? Do they think they'll be sitting in that bunker and everyone around them will cook for them and protect them from the people wanting to steal what they have? The extremely more likely scenario is that people just go in and take they what they want, servant, neighbor, whatever. They won't be safe, lol. Desperate people will take you down to save their own family.

I now know why there are always these loyal servants in movies that fight with the master to the end. It's the wealthy paying for scripts to plant the seed, lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is frustratingly naive. Do you think there's no one who will offer protection in exchange for an extra scoop of porridge? Throughout history, most soldiers didn't fight for acause...they did it for the paycheck. Billionaires already have an entourage, there will always be people under their umbrellas.

Hell, forget about the money...you don't think there's anyone who would gladly take a bullet for Elon Musk in exchange for nothing?

[–] pelespirit 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's because we're not desperate. If zuck is living in a bunker, it would not be normal times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"I'm looking for 50 guys to defend my compound. You can live there and eat for free"

Nobody's taking that offer when they're desperate?

[–] pelespirit 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lol, they would absolutely take that offer. Have you ever lived in the South? They would then go there and do whatever, and I mean whatever, they want.

ETA: Do you think people wouldn't do it because they have morals or ethics about it or something? Even if you're a fan of Musk, it wouldn't be for long and he would be gone.