simonparker.bsky.social
Public servant in search of a better future. Communities and service users first. Desires to unbuild walls.
👤 Joined on 16 February 2024
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@simonparker.bsky.socialOurs is too, and the data seems to show that as much as the ultra-wealthy whine about taxation, and as much ability as they obviously have to move to the tax-free utopia of their dreams, they don’t actually do it. They bank in the Cayman Islands, they don’t live there, and it’s literally paradise.
Show PostSeveral states have already enacted millionaire taxes, mansion taxes, taxes on passive income, and higher capital gains taxes, and there hasn’t been an exodus from Massachusetts, Hawaii, or Minnesota. itep.org/whopays-7th-...
Show PostI still find it crazy. Most of my work trips are short notice and that makes the train the most expensive option every time. It’s annoying because I actively want to stop driving and flying and use public transport. I was in Germany earlier this year, trains were so cheap I used them all the time
Show PostThe review states it ‘ was established not to align itself with either side of an already contested debate , but to clarify what the available evidence can and cannot support ‘ So objective , unlike the BBC it seems .
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