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You're saying a larger number of rich people than non-rich people benefit from government spending? Can that possibly be true, if wealth distribution is unequa
by jpttsn 8y ago
You're saying a larger number of rich people than non-rich people benefit from government spending?
Can that possibly be true, if wealth distribution is unequal?
- cobbzilla 8y agoYes. Our two biggest budget line items are defense and entitlements. Defense very much pays out the megacorps more than the poor. Entitlement spending favors the rich who tend to live longer. Also, social security and medicare are regressive taxes.
- dnautics 8y agoExactly my line of thought. Sorry I didn't get to come back and comment with this (busy day), and got downvoted.
- jpttsn 8y agoI think you mean more of the money go to wealthy recipients, which (true or not) is different from saying there are more wealthy recipients than non-wealthy recipients (probably impossible since there are so few wealthy people).