Why are we taxing working people more than billionaires? Gary Stevenson

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Why are we taxing working people more than billionaires?

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InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Billionaires captured the system

Bahnd@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

And everyone* is a temporally improvished millionare and if they make it big they dont want to give it up.

Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Tax wealth, not work!

jrwperformance@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Because conservatives base all their economic beliefs around "Trickle Down" economics. They are still holding on to that concept. Or at least that's what they tell the public.

LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y

Because the billionaires make the rules and they don’t want to be taxed

Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

According to a random Google search, those making $30k-$100k are the block that voted for Trump. So, they asked for this.

Hello_there@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y

Well sure - but when compared to the Dems' "the economy is doing great - regardless of how you feel' message, I get it. Voting isn't about rational actors it's about emotion

Formfiller@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Regan and citizens united

Lemmist@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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XOXOX@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Trump kicks Ukraine because he's a Russian asset and that's what Putin has ordered.