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> I always found it strange that modern socialists and leftists are very supportive of income taxes, even though it is a dreadful burden on those people who hav
by slater 2y ago
> I always found it strange that modern socialists and leftists are very supportive of income taxes, even though it is a dreadful burden on those people who have to work for their survival
What? We did "trickle-down" economics before. Surprisingly enough, it didn't work. At all.
Also, back in the 1950s/60s, we thoroughly soaked the rich and got to go to the moon[0]. Then the 1970s came around and the new gen of wealthies were all "yeah nah, that sucked, let's do something about it!"[1]
[0] in b4 "it's way more complicated than that!!1~"
[1] https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
- carlosjobim 2y agoWhen I say it's a dreadful burden, I mean it. For people doing physical labour and relying on their work for survival, they know exactly how much blood, sweat and tears they had to give for each dollar taken from them in taxes. For the people relying on real estate price appreciation for their income, taxes are more of an abstract.