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If we are going to continue paying taxes, we need a flat tax. No loopholes or anything, everyone pays the same flat tax.
Nah. Fuck that.
The wealthy pay more.
We used to tax the fuck out of the wealthy and surprise surprise, that time period was what is generally considered America's golden age when the middle class was the strongest it's ever been.
Always weird when people idolize that period. Americas golden age was when most of the world’s manufacturing was destroyed by war.
No offense but have you ever taken an economics class? If so, why do you think this is a good idea?
If this was implemented it would reduce billionaires' effective tax rate from ~24% to near 0%. Is that what you want?