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I hate that "rich pay more taxes" BS. [View all] newdayneeded Mar 2021 OP
Good analogy. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #1
Higher taxes on the rich is necessary for a capitalistic democracy to survive Mysterian Mar 2021 #2
the rich use more government than we mortals rampartc Mar 2021 #3
Mark's Gospel in Bible says something about this. mwooldri Mar 2021 #4
Beat me to it--the widow's mite Maeve Mar 2021 #12
Effective corporate tax rate over time.. albacore Mar 2021 #5
...and richest families. albacore Mar 2021 #6
You are incorrect elias7 Mar 2021 #7
But you forgot the loopholes newdayneeded Mar 2021 #8
If we're talking about the Uber rich, yes, they have their nefarious ways elias7 Mar 2021 #13
But (I'm sorry I have no link) about 20% don't even pay taxes & IRS is too weak to collect it. rickyhall Mar 2021 #9
That sounds a bit high to me, but you could be right. elias7 Mar 2021 #15
if you are talking only federal income tax, around 43% of the US pays no net Celerity Mar 2021 #19
I guess you know better than Warren Buffet dpibel Mar 2021 #14
I don't know better than him. elias7 Mar 2021 #17
One needs to factor in all taxes, not just the federal income tax. PETRUS Mar 2021 #16
Yes, but the OP said "NOWHERE near what we pay in %", which the graph dispels elias7 Mar 2021 #20
You wrote: "The more money you make, the more you pay percentage-wise." PETRUS Mar 2021 #21
He also thinks a teacher and firefighter make 250k n/t hibbing Mar 2021 #10
That sounds about right - combined RainCaster Mar 2021 #18
You might want to change the placement of your close-parenthesis (n/t) MissMillie Mar 2021 #11
Who gets the greater benefit from our society? hunter Mar 2021 #22
The rich receive a huge UBI from low taxes. Baked Potato Mar 2021 #23
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