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Fix the Gini coefficient[1] and this will be fixed. Also if you want to pay less taxes there is a simple way of just earning less, etc. Cause it's so much bette
by tete 12y ago
Fix the Gini coefficient[1] and this will be fixed. Also if you want to pay less taxes there is a simple way of just earning less, etc. Cause it's so much better to be poor and/or have no job, right?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_eq...
- ageek123 12y agoThe Gini coefficient explains why the top 20% earn 51.3% of the income. It doesn't explain why they pay more than 80% of the income tax. The reason for the latter is an extremely progressive income tax code.
- refurb 12y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient#Limitations_of_Gini_coefficient https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient#Limitations_o... The Gini coefficient has a lot wrong with it. A country where everyone is uniformly poor would rank higher than the US even if the poorest person in the US is better off.