186
submitted 20 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The German chancellor has called for a welfare reform, putting him on course for a possible clash with the SPD.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] petrjanda@gonzo.markets 1 points 18 hours ago

They will just move to the next country.

[-] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 54 points 18 hours ago

If they want to operate in the world's 3rd largest economy, they will not.

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 24 points 18 hours ago

Then you set up an exit tax and a tax on citizens living abroad

[-] petrjanda@gonzo.markets 1 points 18 hours ago

Not a solution as this will hurt people who aren't billionaires as well.

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 24 points 18 hours ago

With fair tax brackets it shouldn't matter much

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 11 points 18 hours ago

Always threatened, but never happens.

[-] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 7 points 17 hours ago

They own assets. Take away those assets, they lose their “leverage”.

[-] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago

They probably will at first. But they will want to come back. And billionaires really don't like not getting what they want, even if it costs them more than they want to get it. You don't need to be the lowest bidder to get billionaires. They won't all go live in Bermuda or LA forever. What good is their money if it doesn't let them live wherever they want? You already have all the things you need to attract them. Culture, history, prestige, safety. You will have even more of al those things when you make them pay their share.

this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2025
186 points (100.0% liked)

World News

49331 readers
1781 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS