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Maëlys@slrpnk.net to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Steve Ballmer is set to make $1 billion a year for doing nothing | CNN Business

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Steve Ballmer is set to make $1 billion a year for doing nothing | CNN Business

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For most people, passive income is a bit of extra pocket change that requires minimal effort to earn to supplement a main source of income. For Steve Ballmer, it’s $1 billion.
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    This is exactly why you do a progressive tax rate that charges a huge percent (50+) for every penny earned over 20 million.

    They can still get these massive bonuses, but get would be better off putting that money into wages that aren’t taxed so much.

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      50% for 20 million sounds insane to me. I’d be clamoring for 75% or more. I’m in Ontario and people making something like 250000 CAD already have a marginal rate above 50% IIRC. Before anyone calls me a lazy commie, my marginal rate is in the mid 40s already, and I’m happy to do my part.

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        How do you feel about 37%?

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      Oh honey, that’s so much more conservative than I’d tax. 100% over a million, easy.

      They don’t deserve huge bonuses so I’m not interested in letting them keep anything that insane. There should be a cap on income based upon the median wage or something IMO.

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        I’ll meet you in the middle at 75

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        I’d back tax them.

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      The UK tax bands will blow your mind.

      Like 40% for anything over 50k. Which I’m fine with btw.

      https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates

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        None of these people earn their fortunes in a way that is affected by income tax.

        They’re not taking billions in cold hard cash every year.

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          Ok, so capital gains tax then. It still kicks in at a fairly early point. Long before you’re making millions.

          https://www.gov.uk/capital-gains-tax/rates

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        It’s probably not bad when you factor in healthcare. Especially the middle class that doesn’t get free healthcare but also pays the same as the super wealthy.

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      We used to have that here in the US.

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        Thank you Reagan and Bush

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