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khriss • today at 5:46 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Fairly unlikely. Quite a few people in the US(60%) are in favour of a wealth tax.

For better or for worse, the narrative in the US is slowly shifting to class differences rather than the usual culture war dog whistle issues. No matter how much the ultra wealthy wring their hands and try to explain their plight, the people are less and less inclined to be sympathetic when they are seeing the full effects of the K shaped recovery we've been in since the GFC.


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ZeroGravitas • today at 9:34 AM

I think they are implying she lost not because a wealth tax is unpopular with voters, but unpopular with the rich people who buy elections to avoid paying taxes.

bestouff • today at 5:56 AM

Source ?

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