▲ 380 ▼ Jeff Bezos will save over $600 million in taxes by moving to Miami (www.cnbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 133 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Your entire chain of comments here is a strawman, buddy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Asking clarifying questions of the other party to better understand what their saying isn’t a straw man, Jack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You gave a false dichotomy and then went on a rant about why they're wrong for arguing one of those two things after being told they weren't arguing either of those things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How else do you force someone to pay taxes in a state they don’t live in? You said it was a false dichotomy, right? What’s the other option(s)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How about if we eliminated rent seeking and both states required these wealthy individuals to contribute to the society that allowed them to build said wealth in the first place? That's just one of countless possibilities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago “Let’s get Florida to institute a state income tax and more on top for capital gains to match.”? I mean, yeah? I’d like that. Is it ever going to happen save some overarching federal law standardizing everything? No. Is moving and no longer paying state taxes for a state you don’t live in anymore “theft”? Also no. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Asking clarifying questions of the other party to better understand what their saying isn’t a straw man, Jack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You gave a false dichotomy and then went on a rant about why they're wrong for arguing one of those two things after being told they weren't arguing either of those things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How else do you force someone to pay taxes in a state they don’t live in? You said it was a false dichotomy, right? What’s the other option(s)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How about if we eliminated rent seeking and both states required these wealthy individuals to contribute to the society that allowed them to build said wealth in the first place? That's just one of countless possibilities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago “Let’s get Florida to institute a state income tax and more on top for capital gains to match.”? I mean, yeah? I’d like that. Is it ever going to happen save some overarching federal law standardizing everything? No. Is moving and no longer paying state taxes for a state you don’t live in anymore “theft”? Also no. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You gave a false dichotomy and then went on a rant about why they're wrong for arguing one of those two things after being told they weren't arguing either of those things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How else do you force someone to pay taxes in a state they don’t live in? You said it was a false dichotomy, right? What’s the other option(s)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How about if we eliminated rent seeking and both states required these wealthy individuals to contribute to the society that allowed them to build said wealth in the first place? That's just one of countless possibilities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago “Let’s get Florida to institute a state income tax and more on top for capital gains to match.”? I mean, yeah? I’d like that. Is it ever going to happen save some overarching federal law standardizing everything? No. Is moving and no longer paying state taxes for a state you don’t live in anymore “theft”? Also no. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capital@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) How else do you force someone to pay taxes in a state they don’t live in? You said it was a false dichotomy, right? What’s the other option(s)? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How about if we eliminated rent seeking and both states required these wealthy individuals to contribute to the society that allowed them to build said wealth in the first place? That's just one of countless possibilities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago “Let’s get Florida to institute a state income tax and more on top for capital gains to match.”? I mean, yeah? I’d like that. Is it ever going to happen save some overarching federal law standardizing everything? No. Is moving and no longer paying state taxes for a state you don’t live in anymore “theft”? Also no. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) How about if we eliminated rent seeking and both states required these wealthy individuals to contribute to the society that allowed them to build said wealth in the first place? That's just one of countless possibilities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago “Let’s get Florida to institute a state income tax and more on top for capital gains to match.”? I mean, yeah? I’d like that. Is it ever going to happen save some overarching federal law standardizing everything? No. Is moving and no longer paying state taxes for a state you don’t live in anymore “theft”? Also no. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capital@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago “Let’s get Florida to institute a state income tax and more on top for capital gains to match.”? I mean, yeah? I’d like that. Is it ever going to happen save some overarching federal law standardizing everything? No. Is moving and no longer paying state taxes for a state you don’t live in anymore “theft”? Also no. permalink fedilink source parent