WeiserAlterElf 🎃Feb 28
Greenpeace International

In 2024, France counted 13,335 millionaires who paid ZERO income tax.

This is yet another example of why we need a UN Tax Convention to fix global tax rules and finally make the super-rich pay their fair share, so there is real money for public services, climate action, and a green transition, instead of more loopholes for extreme wealth.

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We urge governments to tax the super-rich and support fair global tax rules to protect the future of people and the planet.

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Show threadOyu F'kaFeb 20
@greenpeace Signed 👍!
Show threadOyu F'kaFeb 20

@greenpeace I like the idea of a UN based tax system with global powers.

The money, in part, could be the life blood for the UN, replacing america's failure to contribute, and also giving them the power to retaliate and over throw this ridiculous 'bored of peace' that the american fascists are trying to establish in order to make trump global ruler.

Show threadNuwagaba GiftFeb 20
@greenpeace
How can it be put in the right hands?
Show threadWade RobertsFeb 20

@greenpeace the provisioning of those services isn’t constrained by lack of funding, it’s a policy choice.

Billionaires should be euthanised through taxation because they’re an existential threat to any society that tolerates financial obesity.

Show threadRyek DarkenerFeb 20

@greenpeace

Should be posted very much more often in the open field e.g. in areas where ballots are to take place.

Show threadParpiFeb 20
@greenpeace Millionaires as in “net worth > 1 million”? That’s a house nowadays…
Show threadAnarchic Teapot ⚧️Feb 20

@parpinet No, we're not talking about Monopoly millionaires here.

@greenpeace

Show thread📄 Mehdi.docFeb 21
@parpinet @greenpeace you mean as "I live in a house that is said is mine but I actually own the debt of it, which makes the bank the real owner" ?
Or "I'm a millionaire until you see my credit/debt balance, which would put me into bankruptcy in many countries" ?
Show threadRobin BartonFeb 20
@greenpeace very very true
Show threadDR. NERD Feb 20
@greenpeace That's the Thing!
Show threadLe Marquis🍸Feb 21
@greenpeace income and capital is NOT the same thing...
Show threadSibrosanFeb 21

@greenpeace

A millionaire is someone who possesses a million or more in assets. It does not follow that the person has an income (anymore), and if not, it makes sense they don't have to pay income tax.

The question should be if they avoid paying taxes that they should be reasonably be obliged to pay.

Show thread8Petros [Free Radical]Feb 21

@greenpeace Wealth taxes are the way to go.
Wealth, being accumulated income, is not taxed with VAT, nor any other significant way.

Personal income should not be taxed directly. The consumed part gets VATed, the accumulated part should be taxed as wealth.

Corporate wealth should be also taxed, using different scale, plus all payouts, except salaries.