Sure, I am definitely concerned that my high level worries are being nudged to and fro by certain parties subconsciously (and the resulting rabbit hole of locating the actual source / counter, counter-counter propaganda etc...)
But on the ground, I would be considered an enemy of the billionaires.
SMEs and large corps would benefit, but billionaires and trillionaire mega corps would sacrifice a lot.
The progressive income taxes I implemented would probably seem absurd to most HN readers (negative at the bottom, ridiculously high at the top)
The inheritance taxes: same.
Corporation taxes: same.
I would propose that X is forced to sell to the US gov (unless large changes are implemented), which would seem absurd to even most centrists and many leftists. (If it's indeed a town square, then we will make it a proper town square).
I would force breakup of most of the largest companies in very specific ways (and think it's feasible, without sacrificing a nation's competitiveness and productivity).
My idealistic stance is that the very top can effectively be curtailed while letting the innovation and big business continue either undisturbed or empowered. I.e. it is not 'have my cake and eat it too', but 'There are two tiers of elites to deal with in very different ways'. Remove the billionaire playground, keep the capitalist innovation.
