• Hikiru@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A 4% tax on millionaires in Massachussets got free lunch for school kids in the state

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Is this actually true or just post hoc ergo propter hoc?

      It seems like we shouldnt need a tax on millionaires just to pay for lunches. It’s more depressing than we weren’t paying for lunches more than it is inspiring that we are now.

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        1 year ago

        It’s more depressing than we weren’t paying for lunch

        Because billionaires lobbied congress to reduce budget for public schools

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        1 year ago

        IMHO it’s not just to pay for lunches (or whatever else); the primary goal is to limit price inflation and housing speculation. The fact that it generates revenue is an added bonus.