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   From: yak@inbox.com   
      
   On 10/1/2024 4:18 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   > On 10/1/2024 2:02 PM, Yak wrote:   
   >> On 10/1/2024 1:37 PM, citizen winston smith wrote:   
   >>> On 10/1/2024 11:32 AM, Jimmy wrote:   
   >>>>> "Make them pay their fair share!"   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> She's either a stone cold liar or she's stupid and believes you are.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> All business owners pay taxes.  We have to or the IRS comes after us   
   >>>> first.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It's time to stand up for the billionaires because where else will   
   >>>> all our   
   >>>> money trickle down from?   
   >>>   
   >>> Giverment, duh.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's what you totalitarian fascists want, isn't it it?   
   >>>   
   >>>> Billionaires need protection, they're too weak to protect themselves.   
   >>>   
   >>> Red herring.   
   >>   
   >> Bottom 50% earned 10.4% of income, paid 2.3% of fed income taxes.   
   >>   
   >> Top 1% earned 26.3% of income, paid 45.8% of fed. income taxes.   
   >>   
   >> Top 1% of income tax payers paid more than the bottom 90% combined.   
   >>   
   >> We know who's really not paying their fair share.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > Interesting numbers but they don't tell the whole story.   
      
   They tell the story that needs to be told.   
      
   > Should a widow living on $800 a month SS pay more so the top 1% can pay   
   > less?   
      
   False premise.   
      
   > Should the top 1% give more of their corporate profits to workers in   
   > higher wages so they can pay more taxes?   
      
   Maybe, maybe not. Wages should be a voluntary agreement between   
   employers and employees.   
      
   > Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, earns around $7.99 million per hour.   
   > This is based on his net worth increasing by $70 billion in 2023, from   
   > $107 billion to $177 billion. Bezos's wealth growth is largely due to   
   > the value of Amazon stock, which he owns around 9% of.   
      
   Irrelevant. They're called *income taxes* not wealth taxes. Start a new   
   thread if you care to discuss that.   
      
   > How Much Does Elon Musk Make an Hour. The quick answer—Elon Musk makes   
   > around $1.6 million per hour. This is based on his net worth that rose   
   > by $143.9 billion in the past decade until early 2023. That's 220,690   
   > times the federal minimum wage   
      
   See above.   
      
   >   
      
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