10-20-2020, 12:06 PM
(10-20-2020, 12:01 PM)Nately120 Wrote: The argument to that is usually that the top 1 percent benefits the most from our capitalistic and trickle down market.
the argument is that cherry picking only federal income taxes is disingenuous at best and just demonstrates the massive wealth disparity in the US.
If you look at all taxes paid, it's not nearly as "unfair"
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![[Image: chart-2-1555038431.jpg?auto=compress%2Cf...1024&h=457]](https://theintercept.imgix.net/wp-uploads/sites/1/2019/04/chart-2-1555038431.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90&w=1024&h=457)
https://theintercept.com/2019/04/13/tax-day-taxes-statistics/
We have a slightly progressive tax system
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