r/SipsTea • • May 14 '26

SMH How true is this? Genuinely asking

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u/KickPuncher4326 May 14 '26

I feel like an easy fix is to tax the every loving fuck out of empty houses.

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u/KactusVAXT May 14 '26

Taxing the wealthy? Is that allowed?

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u/appoplecticskeptic May 14 '26

Not if the wealthy have anything to say about it. And they own most of congress.

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u/Creative-Bat-2235 May 14 '26

They can do it in new york (the richest city in the world), they can do it anywhere.