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Do I blame the wealthy for paying only what’s owed? No. Do I believe it’s unfair that the wealthy pay a lower effective tax rate than me simply because their i
by alistairSH 2y ago
Do I blame the wealthy for paying only what’s owed? No.
Do I believe it’s unfair that the wealthy pay a lower effective tax rate than me simply because their income is passive and not wages/salary? Yes.
Do I blame them for perpetuating this state of affairs to the detriment of the nation as a whole? Yes.
- mattmaroon 2y agoDon’t blame them, there aren’t that many of them and we live in a democracy. If we’re dumb enough to keep electing politicians who don’t fix it, that’s on us
- freejazz 2y agoYeah, don't inquire further. What does it matter that these same people also own the news media? We live in a democracy. End of story.
- mattmaroon 2y agoThere’s never been more access to information. I can read news about American from Al Jazeera, The BBC, NPR, The Economist, or a wealth of other news stories not owned by rich Americans. If I vote against my own self-interest it’s my own fault for not knowing better, or because I think something else is more important.
- freejazz 2y agoThat's just incredibly naive and not representative of the general American voting public.