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Everybody complains that the poor don't pay taxes. If they raised the minimum wage, everybody else wouldn't be stuck paying the extra tax burden of the poor be
by midnitewarrior 11y ago
Everybody complains that the poor don't pay taxes. If they raised the minimum wage, everybody else wouldn't be stuck paying the extra tax burden of the poor because they could pay it themselves.
If any thing, we need to raise minimum wage and lower the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC was created by businesses lobbying the government to low wage earners a tax break in exchange for not raising the minimum wage. It has been disastrous to tax revenues and wages. Millions of Americans get to hear how they are not carrying their tax burden as well and then are attacked by the Republicans for living on government handouts.
- shit_parade2 11y agoThis is a false narrative. The poor pay plenty in taxes and fees. Between sales tax, worker payroll, SS, medicare, and various mandated fees from health insurance to car insurance to additional transportation taxes and tolls, and a million other fees and restrictions, the poor stay poor in part because of perverse government requirements.
- midnitewarrior 11y agoSorry, let me clarify, income taxes. Poor don't pay their share of income taxes.