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If it's anything like other countries, then they make substantially less than what a proportional taxation would imply. In the us for example the top 1% pay 6
by johngladtj 4y ago
If it's anything like other countries, then they make substantially less than what a proportional taxation would imply.
In the us for example the top 1% pay 6 times the taxes than the bottom 50% on a dollar for dollar basis
- Quarrelsome 4y agounless you supply the raw figures as well, it remains a sleight of hand. Let me put this another way; anyone in the 99% would happily swap income with the 1% and then pay twice as much tax on that income than the current 1% do.
- lsaferite 4y agoI find any conversation about the "1%" that centers around discussions of % paid in anything to be highly amusing/sad. Talk in absolute dollars and see how things turn out.