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Let's assume the poverty line of $20,000 a year for a household of two people. For approximately 300,000,000 Americans, that would make $3,000,000,000/year. Tha
by alexb_ 3y ago
Let's assume the poverty line of $20,000 a year for a household of two people. For approximately 300,000,000 Americans, that would make $3,000,000,000/year. That is less than half of our current annual budget (all of it!). It's a staggering amount, but I don't see why you would exaggerate like this.
I'm actually pretty sure if you raised the income tax rate for the top 0.1% and closed corporate tax loopholes, you could get that level of money.
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- Alupis 3y agoThe poverty line?
- alexb_ 3y agohttps://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fpl/ https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fp...
- Alupis 3y agoSo you are saying we're going to doom an entire population to poverty, provided courtesy of the government? I know you're trying to make a point, but let's be realistic. That's never going to fly... and it's wrong to even think people are going to be ok submitting to technology and the government overlords for a life filed with poverty.