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I think the best argument against 70% on 10+mil income is the basic fact that it'll increase the tax take by only 0.3%, best case scenario (no tax dodging, no d
by YjSe2GMQ 8y ago
I think the best argument against 70% on 10+mil income is the basic fact that it'll increase the tax take by only 0.3%, best case scenario (no tax dodging, no damage to the economy). This idea is almost not worth discussing.
> One estimate puts extra annual revenue from Ms Ocasio-Cortez’s idea, which applies only to incomes above $10m, at perhaps $12bn, or 0.3% of the tax take.
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