Hello, Americans.

Hello, i recently joined this website in hopes of finding like-minded people. America has been flawed for years, babies starve and politicians grow fat. Every penny that the poor man makes is halved and put in the rich man’s pocket. “Work harder” they all say. The more we work in this fucked up system, the more we suffer, the more the rich benefit. We have all tolerated this for too long. Do you agree?

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redredred · M

Do you know that the top 1% of earners pay 40% of all the taxes collected? Do you know that that same 1% pays at a rate of 27%? Do you know that the bottom 50% pays at a rate of 4%? Do you know that great wealth rarely survives 4 generations?

BohemianBabe · M

@redredred https://www.fox29.com/news/bezos-musk-among-the-rich-who-paid-little-to-no-income-taxes-propublica-reports

Bezos, Musk among the rich who paid little to no income taxes, ProPublica reports

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@redredred And your point is what?

The wealthy get the most benefit from the system so why shouldn't they pay for the Congress Critters' toilet paper? Do you think nuclear subs and aircraft carriers come cheap? And since they have $millions to pay bribes to corrupt politicians the least they can do is to pay a few bucks in taxes, unless they are like the orange traitor who is a complete tax cheat.

redredred · M

@Diotrephes A lot of disconnected allegations there buddy and not a shred of proof. Are you just pissed off because you’ve competed so poorly in one of the fairest systems in history? You might benefit from learning the difference between criminal tax evasion and perfectly legal tax avoidance.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@redredred It's stupid for a society to provide tax loop holes. Such things just result in corruption.

redredred · M

@Diotrephes I agree. There should be a flat, universal tax. Everybody should pay 10%. If you made a hundred billion last year, pay ten billion. If you made a hundred dollars last year, pay ten dollars. No exceptions, no deductions, nothing but a three line tax form.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@redredred

I agree. There should be a flat, universal tax. Everybody should pay 10%. If you made a hundred billion last year, pay ten billion. If you made a hundred dollars last year, pay ten dollars. No exceptions, no deductions, nothing but a three line tax form.

The problem with a flat tax is that it is a con used against poor people.

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/pros-cons-flat-tax-4210.html

redredred · M

@Diotrephes no, the problem with a flat tax is it doesn’t allow for systemic cheating. Poor people pay their way everywhere else, they can pay taxes just like everyone else.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@redredred Taxes hurt poor people far more than they inconvenience billionaires. This is not church where everyone has to fork over 10% to fund the conmen preachers.