▲ 2195 ▼ Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 3 years ago* by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments Students in Massachusetts will get free lunch and breakfast at school thanks to a new 4% tax put on people who earn more than $1 million.
[–] Bop@lemmy.film 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think you might be confusing representative democracy with capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I mean representative democracy. Trusting someone else to work in your best interests never works. The only one who has your best interests in mind is you, if that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago People rarely have their own best interests in mind. People are short-sighted, undereducated, impulsive, prone to groupthink, and overestimate their ability and control. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz -4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I mean representative democracy. Trusting someone else to work in your best interests never works. The only one who has your best interests in mind is you, if that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago People rarely have their own best interests in mind. People are short-sighted, undereducated, impulsive, prone to groupthink, and overestimate their ability and control. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago People rarely have their own best interests in mind. People are short-sighted, undereducated, impulsive, prone to groupthink, and overestimate their ability and control. permalink fedilink source parent