MikeDunnAuthor on Nostr: I hate hero worship. And I'd much rather see the complete abolition of billionaires, ...

I hate hero worship. And I'd much rather see the complete abolition of billionaires, and capitalism itself.

But damn, Samuel L. Jackson is pretty based. And his perspective is not even anything radical among the general public, either.

A Pew Research Center survey of 5,000 US adults found that about 60% of Americans feel wealthy people "don't pay their fair share" in taxes. About 61% of people feel the same way about corporations.

NOTE: This survey was done in April 2023, nearly 3 yrs ago. Since then, it would not be surprising if the percentage was even higher today.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/07/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-the-feeling-that-some-corporations-wealthy-people-dont-pay-fair-share/