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minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 hours agoBasic income, nationalized health care, public housing, free education. Would solve a lot of problems. Enforce existing tax laws. Increase penalties for cheating on taxes. Tax unrealized gains. Break up monopolies. The problems facing work class men are mostly downstream from all of these things.
minus-squareWoahWoah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-23 hours agoUnfortunately working-class men are precisely the demographic most likely to adamantly vote against each and every one of those proposals.
minus-squareBrosplosion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·3 hours agoTaxing unrealized gains is a terrible idea.
Basic income, nationalized health care, public housing, free education. Would solve a lot of problems.
Enforce existing tax laws. Increase penalties for cheating on taxes. Tax unrealized gains. Break up monopolies.
The problems facing work class men are mostly downstream from all of these things.
Unfortunately working-class men are precisely the demographic most likely to adamantly vote against each and every one of those proposals.
Taxing unrealized gains is a terrible idea.
Massively punish wage theft, too.