plastroncafe t1_iu0bsl4 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Reply to comment by modernhomeowner in PSA: Vet your Sources [Question 1] by RonBurgundy35

Businesses are beholden to their stock holders, because of their investment in the company, yes?

So too should citizens be beholden to their fellow citizens because of their investment in the spaces we share.
No millionaire made their money alone. They used public infrastructure. And in the making of their business, they used those resources more.

More wear and tear.

modernhomeowner t1_iu0czfz wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:51 PM

That's not the same comparison, 90% of shareholders can't vote that the other 10% of shareholders have to invest more in the business.

They didn't make their money alone, they are paying a lot more in taxes than I am. I'm not opposed to a progressive tax rate, but calling it "fair share" just makes me cringe, that is not fair to decide that someone else should pay a higher percentage than you do.

We all benefit from roads, you can't say a business benefits more or less. Walmart gets the benefit that customers can drive there to pick up apples and shampoo, but I as a citizen also need those roads to buy apples and shampoo otherwise my life would be a lot worse off. We equally benefit from those roads. I pay 5% on my little tiny income, someone with higher incomes, their 5% is a lot more toward the roads. I can agree maybe they should pay 6 or 7, but the one thing that is not is the definition of a "fair share".