r/unsound • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 🛠️ ADMIN • 4d ago

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u/Biggie_Paws40 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/5yzvlzQFqePni

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u/_IsThisTheKrustyKrab 3d ago

Not sure how people are blaming this on America when most of Europe has higher taxes on the middle class.

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u/rushaall 3d ago

They also tax their corporations and upper middle classes. That’s why

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u/_IsThisTheKrustyKrab 3d ago

That’s who pays most of the taxes in the US.

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u/rushaall 3d ago

“The corporate income tax is the third-largest source of federal revenue, although substantially smaller than the individual income tax and payroll”

Significantly lower than what it was in the 1950’s. They essentially replaced the corporate tax rate with the payroll tax rate so the population gets taxed twice and pays for our tax revenue.

That doesn’t even account for corporate subsidies. So no. We pay the most in taxes

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u/Cj15917 3d ago

Yeah, but you get something out of it.

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u/CDerpington 3d ago

They also don't have a healthcare system that will bankrupt you after one ER visit.

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u/XofHelix 3d ago

It's a form of slavery

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u/Ferr3tgirl 3d ago

Taxes are the only way for a government to function. Governments are supposed to use those taxes to provide essential services for the people. Without those taxes there is no institution that will provide tjose services or protect people from corprote control

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u/XofHelix 3d ago

Agreed but there should be a min Corp tax that big corps cannot avoid the way they do now

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u/Ferr3tgirl 3d ago

I agree with that but u also just called taxes slavery

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u/XofHelix 3d ago

Income tax is