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cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/2312726

We need taxes for all - also the super-rich.

"Tax the rich" is an official EU petition. The EU Parliament has to deal with it when successful.

7 EU countries must reach the quorum Check yours in the chart and share!

The petition calls for the introduction of a wealth tax on very large fortunes. Sign now

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Guess it's time for France to bust out those guillotines again.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

I could be wrong guys, but I think the French might maybe want to tax the rich, maybe.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Ah! Ça ira, ça ira, ça ira, Les aristocrates à la lanterne; Ah! Ça ira, ça ira, ça ira, Les aristocratres on les pendra!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Where is UK? It is geographically in Europe

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The UK decided they wanted to leave the union.

Not realising the gravity of their choice they became the world's 8th continent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

OP said EU countries 😔, although the graph only says European.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I was wondering the same thing

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Almost but not quite organized west-to-east.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So sick of seeing this awful plot reposted everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thankfully you can now hide posts since 0.19.5 (which your instance runs)