2 things. I know we all know this but it bears repeating so we dont accidentally repeat their framing: Gates was, intentionally or not, speaking in hyperbole. Warren’s wealth tax would definitely not take 100 billion off of him.
Second of all, regarding that comment above mine about the 3 cars: I googled most expensive cars and one is the Lamborghini Veneno, which costs $4.5 million dollars.
One billion dollars divided by 4.5 million? 222. Bill Gated could have a fucking fleet of two hundred of the most expensive Lamborghini cars in the world and he would STILL HAVE 6 BILLION DOLLARS.
As long as EVERY SINGLE PERSON working directly or indirectly for a billionaire doens’t make a living wage, has paid for healthcare, can pay for their own and their children’s education and gets paid on sick days - that billionaire should just shut up and pair their taxes. I’m so sick and tired of all that whining, no one MAKES a billion dollar, people who you most likely exploited made it for you.
On this day, 4 August 2011, Mark Duggan was shot and killed by the London Metropolitan police. When the incident first happened, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the supposedly independent body which is tasked with investigating police misconduct, claimed that Duggan had opened fire on a police officer, who was only saved due to the bullet hitting his police radio. It later became clear that the IPCC was lying, that Duggan never fired, and that the police officer was shot by one of his colleagues. In spite of this, the IPCC was still put in charge of investigating Duggan’s death. In response to the killing, days of rioting broke out across England, in a British precursor to the #blacklivesmatter movement. This is a detailed analysis of the rebellion: https://libcom.org/library/feral-underclass-hits-streets-english-riots-other-ordealshttps://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1776990219152787/?type=3
Remembering #JohnSaxon August 5, 1936 - July 25, 2020. #TawnyKitaen August 5, 1961- May 7, 2021. #MarilynBurns May 7, 1949 - August 5, 2014. #BobClark August 5, 1939 - April 4, 2007.🕯
