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> The quote says a specific group pays 51% of all tax revenue and says it's way too much. Well did they collect 51% of all income? Did they get 51% of all the
by patrickmay 9y ago
> The quote says a specific group pays 51% of all tax revenue and says it's way too much. Well did they collect 51% of all income?
Did they get 51% of all the benefits of how that money was spent?
- tptacek 9y agoIt's hard to say, but anyone who is a part of a demographic minority that has collected 51% of all the income in a country's economy has clearly gotten some additional benefits.
- anarazel 9y agoMore, quite possibly. They're likely using infrastructure more heavily (primarily due to the way they make money), they more likely to rely on subsidized work by others (employing people on medicaid etc, because they're not provided health care via employer)...