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This is a straw man. Even if the top richest people paid an additional 16 billion in taxes that would run the gov for like a day. Our problem is with spending.
by ocbyc 2y ago
This is a straw man. Even if the top richest people paid an additional 16 billion in taxes that would run the gov for like a day. Our problem is with spending.
- fragmede 2y agoI agree. We don't spend enough money on everything, most notably housing.
- nobodyandproud 2y agoThe top earners only need so many houses and places to live, even including corporate housing. The median population doesn’t have the money to spend.
- ocbyc 2y agoIsn't that a problem caused by inflation which is driven (right now) by gov spending.
- nobodyandproud 2y agoNo. Artificial inflation where the median wage doesn't adjust is from a handful of key industries and it's rippled across. Focusing on government spending is a distraction.
- ocbyc 2y agoHow can we possibly spend more?
- nobodyandproud 2y agoI’m not sure where that 16 billion figure came from, but what about the top 100 businesses? The ones that have been gaming the tax system for 3 decades?