https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/03/opinion/global-billionaires-tax.html

  • SuperZutsuki [they/them]
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    8 months ago

    The only way that's going to change is if people start yelling about how they're not paying their fair share for the bombs killing Palestinians

  • Owl [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    50% effective tax rate

    Return to tradition.

    • emizeko [they/them]
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      8 months ago

      if the graph went back another ten years it would have shown 90%

    • Owl [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      (I mean obviously that doesn't fix capitalism, but it'd still be nice.)

  • whatup
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    8 months ago

    For the first time in history, billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans

    The existence of the billionaire class is very, very recent. In 1990, there were less than 100.

  • whatup
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    8 months ago

    This is all fine and totally sustainable.