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2000 people earn over $10m a year because capital gains aren't considered income. If you consider capital gains income, that number changes significantly. Also,
by zajd 11y ago
2000 people earn over $10m a year because capital gains aren't considered income. If you consider capital gains income, that number changes significantly. Also, why would you use $100m per person? It should be 90% of earnings over $1m and 95% of earnings over $4m.
Your comments are typical drivel that go on top of a meme. You should consider applying to work in Fox News' statistic department
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but when people talk about restoring income equality, at least in this country, they're unintentionally pining for the days when the United States middle class earned more, at the expense of the rest of the working world.
You are wrong. I'm not talking about restoring anything back to the 1950s. I'm talking about real solutions to the problems we face today, like ensuring education is affordable and available to everyone. Ensuring that every citizen has the right to have access to our healthcare system. etc. etc.
It's not about having the middle class earn more, it's about the poor not being treated like complete shit in the US. The proper measure for a society is how we treat those who cannot provide for themselves. We're failing bigtime in America.
- brandonmenc 11y ago> it's about the poor not being treated like complete shit in the US We actually agree on this. I just think we can do it by modifying the way we spend and distribute what we already collect, not necessarily by collecting more.