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offshore1100 t1_jdfshh7 wrote

Reply to comment by jnemesh in A pic I took in a protest in France by rdwarz

Why is the solution always "the rich will pay for it"

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jnemesh t1_jdi339b wrote

Um, because the rich haven't been paying their fair share for going on 40-50 years now? Or haven't you been paying attention?

I am not talking about you...unless you are making $300,000/yr or more. I have no idea why the poor constantly defend the rich...

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offshore1100 t1_jdilynk wrote

> because the rich haven't been paying their fair share for going on 40-50 years now?

source?

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jnemesh t1_jdvr36j wrote

LOL, seriously? OK...

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/op-eds/the-rich-poor-gap-in-america-is-obscene-so-lets-fix-it-heres-how/

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/tax-fairness-briefing-booklet/fact-sheet-taxing-wealthy-americans/#:~:text=to%20the%20wealthy.-,The%20richest%201%25%20pay%20an%20effective%20federal%20income%20tax%20rate,someone%20making%20%2450%2C000%20to%20%24100%2C000.

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offshore1100 t1_jdvr9un wrote

None of that has anything to do with my point. In order for that to matter you'd have to be making the point that taxation should prevent people from gaining wealth. Are you making that point? Federal receipts in relation to GDP have stayed pretty steady over the years.

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