FenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 12 days ago50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study sayswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down17cross-posted to: dach@feddit.org
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minus-squareSurp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-210 days agoPeople should be always taxed more depending on how much more they make starting at 500,000$ a year for a single person imo. Once you hit that threshold you’re far above a normal human…far above.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 days agoYeah, the problem being that they get compensated in shares, etc, above that point, meaning they dodge all the income tax anyway.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days agoIf wages/salary are your primary/only source of income, you are not part of the wealthy class, even if it is $500k. Not even close.
People should be always taxed more depending on how much more they make starting at 500,000$ a year for a single person imo. Once you hit that threshold you’re far above a normal human…far above.
Yeah, the problem being that they get compensated in shares, etc, above that point, meaning they dodge all the income tax anyway.
If wages/salary are your primary/only source of income, you are not part of the wealthy class, even if it is $500k. Not even close.