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minus-squareSpiracle@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 年前Sadly, not that easy, since “income” no longer accounts for the huge wealth gap. Until stocks and assets are counted and taxed appropriately, the top 0.1% will remain just as wealthy. It might work on parts of the 1% to 0.1%, though.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 年前It’s crazy that income tax goes up as you earn more, meanwhile capital gains tax goes down as you gain access to more loopholes.
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前That’s because the whole system is about as crooked as the stock market
minus-squaredartos@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 年前cough cough tax capital gains as income cough As someone who makes most of their money through capital gains, I’m in favor of taxing them more.
Sadly, not that easy, since “income” no longer accounts for the huge wealth gap. Until stocks and assets are counted and taxed appropriately, the top 0.1% will remain just as wealthy.
It might work on parts of the 1% to 0.1%, though.
It’s crazy that income tax goes up as you earn more, meanwhile capital gains tax goes down as you gain access to more loopholes.
That’s because the whole system is about as crooked as the stock market
cough cough tax capital gains as income cough
As someone who makes most of their money through capital gains, I’m in favor of taxing them more.
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