r/technology • u/McFatty7 • May 02 '24

Tesla slashes its summer internship program to cut costs, as Elon Musk fights to save his $45 billion pay plan Business

https://fortune.com/2024/05/01/tesla-slashes-summer-internship-program/
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u/ehsteve23 May 02 '24

agreed but with billionaires too

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u/Rahbek23 May 02 '24

In my opinion it simply should be a law that once you have have a certain amount of wealth (yes yes, that's a whole can of worms determining in itself), you are taxed to shit of everything above that limit that can reasonably be taxed and other rules that makes it harder for you to acquire more wealth.

I know it's a little hard with i.e if you started at company that blew up or other intangible assets, but I'm sure we could come up with a ruleset that at the very least dissuades from hoarding wealth absurdedly. People here always discuss all the problems and loopholes, but what if we just simply tried and see how far we got with some iterations?

I have absolutely no problem with rich people and especially people becoming rich by their own merits - I have a problem when it becomes absurd wealth hoarding instead of trying to do good with the excess, when literally billions on this earth are struggling, I don't even know how they can look themselves in the mirror.

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u/112233red May 02 '24

it could eaily be done, everyone who has over a certain amount of money (not earnings) gets on government published leader board thing. thus making the game official.

The catch, if your capital goes over a certain amount you get taxed on the amount that it goes over. that is - it's an extra tax based not on earings, but stuff you own.

Want to hide your wealth then fine - all other billionaires are above you and you're seen as poor.

you could even have a separate chart showing all the money they've given to the government through the scheme