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I don't feel that he has guaranteed that all readers of the article will come to the conclusion you have reached. Here is how I could interpret his brief quote
by monkeypizza 9y ago
I don't feel that he has guaranteed that all readers of the article will come to the conclusion you have reached. Here is how I could interpret his brief quote:
1. more in absolute terms (which they already pay due to higher income)
2. more in relative terms (progressive taxes)
3. more than now (what you claim).
I don't that it's clear what he means in in the story, though. It could easily be taken to mean "yes, we pay more, and we should pay more (than others) so I don't support the republican plan!". Your interpretation is also valid - "the rich should pay more (than we do now)".
- maxerickson 9y agoHere's the original: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/politics/bill-gates-taxes-cnntv/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/politics/bill-gates-taxes-cnn... "I need to pay higher taxes," Gates, who is worth over $90 billion, said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. "I've paid more taxes, over $10 billion, than anyone else, but the government should require the people in my position to pay significantly higher taxes," he said. That first sentence sort of simplifies the interpretation.
- gt_ 9y agoI understand that, and am usually interested rigorous particularities but I find this one a stretch. I was comfortable eliminating 1 based on it being part of a well established status quo. An article about Bill Gates having expressing that opinion would have me pinching myself. And, 3 umbrellas 2.