Standards of living have been increasing decade after decade since the end of World War Two. The so called “99%” of “poor” Americans are some of the most well off people in human history. Just because a small percentage of people have more than you doesn’t mean you should seek to take it. Especially since they would be so rich if you didn’t buy all their innovations...
They're not taxed enough. The fact that a person earning 500k a year and a person earning 5 million a year are taxed the same just doesn't sit right with me.
In Germany the rich are taxed even more. More than in the US if you make 100K annually. For unmarried people the take-home pay in California would be 6000 USD and in Germany it's 4700 EUR (5600 USD worth of money).
This sucks but it is what it is.
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I don't know how many people actually know this, but the top 1% pay about 40% of all taxes. I think that it is fair as it is. The rich pay a slightly higher percentage of their income in taxes.
Income taxes and property taxes should not exist at all. Sales tax is enough to cover everything. Sales tax on items should be flat percetages based on item costs (like they currently are). Taxes should not be based on how much money you have, otherwise it's harder to become rich when starting out poor.
The bottom 50% of the US pays no federal income tax. They need to pay something! The rich pay far more than most, huge sums. Tax them more but use it wisely and not waste, then also tax the others who pay nothing.
They don’t pay their fair share. They use loopholes to get out of paying taxes. We should legally close the loop holes or at least make it mandatory to audit extremely wealthy people.
It's called logical not envious. However this just makes me laugh which is emotional if you cannot tell "As if the rich had to pay less tax than the poor" you clearly didn't understand what i meant. Cause yeah no duh even 1% of 1million is more 10% of 9000. But here's my point which one is losing more percentage and which one should be getting less due to the other. Not who literally is giving more even with a lower percentage.
Fuck the rich. Remember affluenza kid who killed 4 person in a drunk drinking incident? Piece of shit got 10 years probation. Broke probation and ran to Mexico with his mom spent 2 years in jail broke probation again last year now he better get fucking 40 years in prison. (On a side note that same judge who gave him 10 years probation also gave a poor kid 20 years prison for killing 1 person in a dui.)
The only way to get people out of poverty is to not scare away capital investors with high taxes. The greater the amount of employers in a given area the higher the wages and standards of living. Taxing private wealth is a waste because the govt sucks ass at efficiently allocating it for the maximum productivity. I suggest actually you look at the tax brackets you will see the rich pay a disproportionate amount of taxes compared to lower earners.
The tax laws are written by the rich. Why would they do anything that would penalize them for having money? How can a career politician get to be a millionaire on their meager salary without some insight? Easier for them to take someone else's money.
There's never tax cuts or gains from corporations. They always basically just pay sale taxes and corporate taxes, anything else and they will find a loop hole because who ever promises you free shit will write that in there, frequently you'll demand it without realizing.
But tax cuts for the middle class and poor, like trump did, tend to help with tax revenue and attract jobs, they did exactly that.
The 'rich' are too highly taxed. The elites who run this world however know how to avoid taxes. You can never tax those people, when you raise taxes on 'the rich' it's the middle class who gets fucked, and there go your jobs.
I think when you use the American economic system and the American people themselves as a vehicle to make yourself wealthy, then you should be obligated to put a lot back into America.
I don’t know what planet you live on but the only reason the poor need any welfare support is because they are robbed blind of there honest earnings which incidentally costs the country more but ok dude you do you
This is the dumbest, most leading question i've seen on this site yet. The result was obvious before you even posted it. You just wanted to be noticed.
When a CEO of a corporation as big as Walmart is making 1635 times the salary of the best-paid employee and pays zero taxes, it's long past time to tax them on their income, not on their write-off donations.
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Standards of living have been increasing decade after decade since the end of World War Two. The so called “99%” of “poor” Americans are some of the most well off people in human history. Just because a small percentage of people have more than you doesn’t mean you should seek to take it. Especially since they would be so rich if you didn’t buy all their innovations...
“The so called “99%” of “poor” Americans are some of the most well off people in human history.”
Such an understatement...
They're not taxed enough. The fact that a person earning 500k a year and a person earning 5 million a year are taxed the same just doesn't sit right with me.
Yeah it’s almost inhumane imho
It’s the same here if you earn say $53k you pay 40% tax
If you earn $195k you pay 40% tax
Then over that it’s all 45%
In Germany the rich are taxed even more. More than in the US if you make 100K annually. For unmarried people the take-home pay in California would be 6000 USD and in Germany it's 4700 EUR (5600 USD worth of money).
This sucks but it is what it is.
I don't know how many people actually know this, but the top 1% pay about 40% of all taxes. I think that it is fair as it is. The rich pay a slightly higher percentage of their income in taxes.
Don't believe those who says Jeffrey Bezos or Donald Trump pay little taxes. They don't understand tax laws.
https://taxfoundation.org/summary-of-the-latest-federal-income-tax-data-2020-update/
Income taxes and property taxes should not exist at all.
Sales tax is enough to cover everything.
Sales tax on items should be flat percetages based on item costs (like they currently are).
Taxes should not be based on how much money you have, otherwise it's harder to become rich when starting out poor.
The bottom 50% of the US pays no federal income tax. They need to pay something! The rich pay far more than most, huge sums. Tax them more but use it wisely and not waste, then also tax the others who pay nothing.
“ They need to pay something!”
They’re already struggling to survive so no they don’t need to pay anything.
They don’t pay their fair share. They use loopholes to get out of paying taxes. We should legally close the loop holes or at least make it mandatory to audit extremely wealthy people.
Can you vote on mine?
Do you think the younger generations (up to 22) are a lot nicer than the older? ↗
Strongly disagree. And the rich should always be taxxed more than the poor and letting the poor tax less due to that.
Another envious. 😒As if the rich had to pay less tax than the poor 🤦♂️
It's called logical not envious. However this just makes me laugh which is emotional if you cannot tell "As if the rich had to pay less tax than the poor" you clearly didn't understand what i meant. Cause yeah no duh even 1% of 1million is more 10% of 9000. But here's my point which one is losing more percentage and which one should be getting less due to the other. Not who literally is giving more even with a lower percentage.
This guy just has a hardon for shitting on poor people l, I’ve noticed
The ironic thing is people who do that tend to be poor themselves. Or at least relative not happy with what they have.
You can't really tax the super rich because they can change counties and citizenships like regular people change shirts.
You'd need a multinational agreement, and that's never going to happen because counties always want to attract more wealthy people than others.
The top 1% of income earners pay more income tax than the bottom 90% of income earners combined.
If that's not a "fair share," then fair has no meaning.
Taxes are WAY too high on EVERYONE.
The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. SHRINK THE GOVERNMENT AND REDUCE ITS POWER!
Fuck the rich. Remember affluenza kid who killed 4 person in a drunk drinking incident? Piece of shit got 10 years probation. Broke probation and ran to Mexico with his mom spent 2 years in jail broke probation again last year now he better get fucking 40 years in prison. (On a side note that same judge who gave him 10 years probation also gave a poor kid 20 years prison for killing 1 person in a dui.)
The only way to get people out of poverty is to not scare away capital investors with high taxes. The greater the amount of employers in a given area the higher the wages and standards of living. Taxing private wealth is a waste because the govt sucks ass at efficiently allocating it for the maximum productivity. I suggest actually you look at the tax brackets you will see the rich pay a disproportionate amount of taxes compared to lower earners.
The tax laws are written by the rich.
Why would they do anything that would penalize them for having money?
How can a career politician get to be a millionaire on their meager salary without some insight?
Easier for them to take someone else's money.
There's never tax cuts or gains from corporations. They always basically just pay sale taxes and corporate taxes, anything else and they will find a loop hole because who ever promises you free shit will write that in there, frequently you'll demand it without realizing.
But tax cuts for the middle class and poor, like trump did, tend to help with tax revenue and attract jobs, they did exactly that.
The 'rich' are too highly taxed. The elites who run this world however know how to avoid taxes. You can never tax those people, when you raise taxes on 'the rich' it's the middle class who gets fucked, and there go your jobs.
Marxist goofs need to study history of economics
I think when you use the American economic system and the American people themselves as a vehicle to make yourself wealthy, then you should be obligated to put a lot back into America.
Fat-thumbed option A, meant to vote D
Disagree the poor are taxed more than they can afford
The poor pay nothing and get an earned income credit. Get real.
I don’t know what planet you live on but the only reason the poor need any welfare support is because they are robbed blind of there honest earnings which incidentally costs the country more but ok dude you do you
He's a troll. I deleted his comment
Just delete his comments
Ok thanks my love
This is the dumbest, most leading question i've seen on this site yet. The result was obvious before you even posted it. You just wanted to be noticed.
Uhhh no. You’re a troll and getting blocked for this. Byeeee
When a CEO of a corporation as big as Walmart is making 1635 times the salary of the best-paid employee and pays zero taxes, it's long past time to tax them on their income, not on their write-off donations.
Random people having an opinion on matters they don't understand. The Internet today.
your point?
That most likely you understand 1% of what needs to be understood to make a judgement about that.
please elaborate more about how arrogant you are. go ahead