Ian Betteridge on Nostr: One of the arguments you see again and again against taxing the wealth of the ...
One of the arguments you see again and again against taxing the wealth of the super-rich is that they will simply move their assets. But remember how fast we were able to seize Russian assets - $300bn dollars of state assets, and $58bn of named individuals. It just takes the will and planning.
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