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Shopify CEO endorses tax-tiered voting system, sparking plutocracy debate

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Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke publicly endorsed a tax-tiered voting system, suggesting that individuals who do not pay income tax should lose their voting rights. This proposal, which would grant more votes to higher earners, has sparked debate about plutocracy versus fiscal responsibility. Historically, similar systems of property-qualified voting were common in the 19th century before being dismantled by universal suffrage movements. AI

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Shopify CEO endorses tax-tiered voting system, sparking plutocracy debate

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?

    Should how much you pay in taxes determine how much your vote counts? Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke seems to think so.

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