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Unfortunately, wealthy people have the ears of politicians so wealth tax is something most of us wish but not likely to happen.
Pandemic was great financially for the wealthy. >

They all got their phoney PPP loans that all got forgiven, big businesses, hedge funds, car dealerships,anyone with any kind of business and an attorney made out like bandits. >

My old boss cut costs, closed for 1 day, had a record profit, and got 1.5 million in ppp money forgiven. >

And yet student loan forgiveness is held up in the Supreme Court. >

We can't allow handouts! >

Can't allow handouts to the poor. >

Work in design and construction.
More mansion-sized residences went up during the pandemic than any other time I can recall in two decades. >

I hate those GD things. Great architecture and windows but it feels like a house of straw. >

/r/McMansionHell >

In case no one has been paying attention the past few years has been nothing BUT wealth transference. >

Just the past few years? >

okay especially the past few years >

Glad the wealth redistribution is still going strong >

Just wait bro it'll trickle down soon bro you just gotta be patient. >

Yeah, patient in a hospital. >

With healthcare costs these days? I don't think so! >

Well no shit. They haven't run out of our money yet. >

Recessions are just opportunities for the wealthy to buy cheap stocks and properties and eventually make even more money >

Everytime the economy gets ugly for the 99%, we  get the perennial "luxury items defy economic downturn" news stories.  Like you said, they aren't hurt in any way by plunging property values, or stocks, pennies on the dollar works great for them in the long run. >

The ultra wealthy could lose 99% of their wealth and still afford a Rolls-Royce without blinking an eye >

Always remember kids, the less money we have, the more money they have. >

But if we don't give everything to those at the top there won't be enough to trickle down to the rest of us. >

When is the trickle coming? >

You need to suck harder >

I sell to extremely wealthy people. Economic slowdowns will affect whether they buy another $10 million villa in Tuscany, not minor purchases like cars. >

For the cash rich ones economic slowdowns mean they can buy more villas, even. >

I am ever so happy that the aristocracy is achieving ever more. They shall all survive and thrive while the proletariat is ever the soil that their plants shall grow in. >

Rich get richer...
Different world and I'm not interested beyond this post. >

At east the folks who build them have steady jobs. >

Something something "record profits". >

Wealthy people already have more than enough money to cushion them from recession so why should they care enough to spend frugally or responsibly? >

If anything the spend more, my FIL is in the middle millions and is excited for a recession because he wants to buy a bunch of lakeside property.
I honestly despise wealthy people, we need a wealth tax so fucking bad.