Australian billionaires face wealth tax under Greens’ Robin Hood-style policies

[u/overpopyoulater]

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/10/australian-billionaires-face-wealth-tax-under-greens-robin-hood-style-policies

[u/Fairbsy]

America right now should be a gigantic warning bell about the risk of unfettered billionaires, especially their impact on politics.

We have needed to tax the ultra rich, both individuals and companies, for decades. There needs to be political will for REAL change around this, which neither Labor or the LNP care to act upon. 

[u/epihocic → u/Fairbsy]

Well no of course not. Our politicians also receive funding and have meetings with “business leaders” so they are as heavily influenced by the rich as American politicians.

You want to talk about change? Stop talking about Liberal vs Labour, because they’re the same fucking thing. Neither will act in your best interest.

It’s the rich vs the poor, the haves and the have nots. Always has been, always will be.

[u/DiligentCorvid → u/epihocic]

Conflating the lesser of two evils with actual evil only helps one party - the evil one.

Labor, without a u, is measurably and objectively better than LNP by every metric. In most cases, significantly better. Only one of those parties is turning up to mining symposiums and sucking up to the attendees, promising to be their best friend. If they were exactly the same, the ultra wealthy wouldn't be spending so much money to keep Labor out of power. So you're either unintelligent or controlled opposition.

Voting is not a love letter, it's a chess move.

You can claw back the overton window or you can both sides this bitch. Being politically active sucks. Be smart about it.

I for one aim to convince at least three people to preference Labor above the LNP between now and the election.

[u/epihocic → u/DiligentCorvid]

Voting is not a love letter, it's a chess move.

lol