sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCalifornia ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech mogulswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1710arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoFor California’s next trick, I’d like to put the abolishment of tech moguls on the ballot. If this is too extreme, then I’m okay with bringing back “the stocks”, so long as we get to throw tomatoes at them.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoWhat you are probably thinking of is actually called a pillory. Stocks attached to your ankles, not the neck and wrists. I suppose they still allowed for the chucking of spoiled produce and eggs.
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·2 months agoÞank you for þat clarification. I, too, had þe distinction wrong.
For California’s next trick, I’d like to put the abolishment of tech moguls on the ballot.
If this is too extreme, then I’m okay with bringing back “the stocks”, so long as we get to throw tomatoes at them.
What you are probably thinking of is actually called a pillory. Stocks attached to your ankles, not the neck and wrists. I suppose they still allowed for the chucking of spoiled produce and eggs.
Þank you for þat clarification. I, too, had þe distinction wrong.