• @Zombiepirate
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          Wait, I thought you never said that?

          That paper ignores people’s capacity to pay.

          Even the Bible recognizes that a poor widow’s mite is a bigger ask than a wealthy person’s contribution of a larger portion of their income. That was written two thousand years ago, but somehow conservatives still haven’t come to the same obvious conclusion.

          Our society is specifically set up to funnel money to oligarchs, and then they cry about having to contribute to that system? Boo fucking hoo.

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              If you actually read what I wrote you’d understand my point.

              Nothing you said to me is a response to my post.

              Try again.

              Your peacocking value judgement is adorable, but irrelevant.

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                  I will make it simple for you.

                  Elon typically earns 1 dollar per year.

                  How much should he pay in taxes on that 1 dollar?

                  And I’ll add back in the context that you’re desperate to jettison.

                  Let’s look at a situation that resembles the real world:

                  Elon Musk earns about $1.5 billion dollars/year with an estimated net worth of about $150 billion.

                  The median American income is about $70k/year with an estimated net worth of $193k

                  Musk should be taxed at 90% like we did for top earners during the biggest economic expansion in our nation’s history.

                  Your point is invalid. High-income earners already pay more in taxes, not only as a percentage but also as a total of their income.

                  And that wasn’t my point; you’re trying to change the argument because you know you’re wrong.

                  You don’t see the irony in wanting others to pay more but not wanting to pay more yourself.

                  I would love for you to point out where I said I wouldn’t be willing to pay more in taxes. This accusation is a confession, it seems.

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              It really boils down to this: why would you go to bat for people who have more than you? They only get more by taking in more than they put out. This is called “maximizing profit.”

              At every turn, the people you’re defending do not say “Neuromancer pays his fair share of x.” They always look for ways to get you to pay the absolute most that you are willing and able.

              It does not make sense for people like you to say millionaires “pay their fair share” when they only become wealthy due to exploitation of everyone else who has to work for a living.

              The fact this needs to be explained to you really shows how unaware you are of the world you live in. If you’re over the age of 18 and you still haven’t figured these basic facts out, that means you’re being taken advantage of left and right without even realizing it.

              “A fool and his money are soon parted.”