Mastodawn

The title says it all: billionaires don't leave when taxes go up, and if they do, it's no great loss.

The subtler point: "billionaires will leave!" should be understood not as a prediction but as a threat that is both empty and toothless.

#billionaires #UKPoli #politics #economics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW0TQjabXNA&t=116s

Billionaires won’t leave if we tax them – and even if they do, so what?

YouTube

keyofG 1d ago

International law experts allege violations in Iran war. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy91x2n29nlo
#Iran #war #uspoli #cdnpoli #ukpoli

Iran war: International law experts allege violations in Iran war

The White House says it is making the entire region safer by eliminating short and long-term threats.

keyofG 3d ago

‘We should be wary of all forms of discourse that are keen to separate our society, to chop us up and categorise us into convenient little boxes. There’s more profit in noticing the ways in which we’re different than there is in noticing the ways in which we’re similar.’ https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2026/mar/08/did-baby-boomers-eat-all-pies-john-lanchester-truth-generation-gap #generations #cdnpoli #ukpoli #uspoli #climate

Did baby boomers eat all the pies? John Lanchester on the truth about the generation gap

It’s a grim time to be in your 20s, no doubt, but don’t blame it all on older people: being chopped up into ever smaller rivalries only serves the market

The Guardian