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by LastTrain 1 day ago
So you are saying - make the poor pay taxes for the rich?
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Not quite sure how you got that out of my comment, but no. In the US at least, those classified as poor have a very low tax burden, in many cases they pay $0, or close to $0 in federal taxes after standard deductions.
US taxes are wildly regressive. Last time Elon's taxes came up, I calculated that he pays taxes at about 1% the rate that I do (and most of us here do). Crazy!
You said the rich already generate tax revenue by creating jobs, but now you are saying those job holders hardly pay any taxes at all?