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"Most Americans would look at these charts and conclude that inequality is out of control. The president, on the other hand, seems to think that inequality isn’
by tomtemplate 9y ago
"Most Americans would look at these charts and conclude that inequality is out of control. The president, on the other hand, seems to think that inequality isn’t big enough."
Would nobody else reading this want some further information to back up this statement? Its a shame it wasn't nearer the beginning of the article as I could have stopped reading earlier.
- KZeillmann 9y agoIt's literally in the preceding paragraph. Notes about how the proposed healthcare law was essentially a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, how the proposed tax cuts mainly benefit the richest Americans, and plans to cut school funding.
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- tomtemplate 9y ago"how the proposed tax cuts mainly benefit the richest Americans" Did you gather this view from reading the tax reform? https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/trump-tax-reform.pdf https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/trump-tax-reform.pdf
- mcguire 9y ago"If you are single and earn less than $25,000,... you will not owe any income tax." In 2016, if you were single and made $25,000 your tax was $3290. The standard deduction for singles is $6300. Is there a trick here?
- KZeillmann 9y agoEnd of the estate tax, end of the AMT, moving the top tax bracket from 39.6% to 25%, to start.
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- refurb 9y agoIt's an interesting comment in the article considering the data analyzed has zero overlap with the time Trump has been president.
- wahlis 9y agoYou do not agree with the conclusion / opinion so therefore you will not consider the facts?