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by ceejayoz 846 days ago
"It's either the billionaires or the middle class" leaves out a pretty vast swath between 0.1M and 999M.

> This group already pays a lot in taxes, often in excess of 50% of what they make.

In theory, on paper, without any fiddles. In practice... nah. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/forbes-400-pay-lowe...

"A study by White House economists released on September 23 found that the 400 wealthiest U.S. families paid an average income tax rate of just 8.2 percent from 2010 to 2018."