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minus-square@Surplink10•edit-22 months agoPeople should be always taxed more depending on how much more they make starting at 500,000$ a year for a single person imo. Once you hit that threshold you’re far above a normal human…far above.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoYeah, the problem being that they get compensated in shares, etc, above that point, meaning they dodge all the income tax anyway.
minus-square@OmgpwnieslinkEnglish6•2 months agoIf wages/salary are your primary/only source of income, you are not part of the wealthy class, even if it is $500k. Not even close.
People should be always taxed more depending on how much more they make starting at 500,000$ a year for a single person imo. Once you hit that threshold you’re far above a normal human…far above.
Yeah, the problem being that they get compensated in shares, etc, above that point, meaning they dodge all the income tax anyway.
If wages/salary are your primary/only source of income, you are not part of the wealthy class, even if it is $500k. Not even close.