алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoLiberal Economics be likelemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square199linkfedilinkarrow-up1776arrow-down1182cross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1594arrow-down1imageLiberal Economics be likelemmy.dbzer0.comалсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square199linkfedilinkcross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareskelpie@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·edit-22 years agoFalse, the bottom 90% paid about 25% of income taxes (in the US at least). https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income-tax-data/
minus-squareалсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-22 years agoit’s about the percentage of income paid, not the net sum
minus-squareskelpie@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·2 years agoOk, so what percentage of income do the various income brackets pay?
minus-squareNeoMoss@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoBut I think what they mean is that the 90% are more affected by it, because proportional it’s a bigger chunk of their income missing. But I could be wrong
False, the bottom 90% paid about 25% of income taxes (in the US at least). https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income-tax-data/
it’s about the percentage of income paid, not the net sum
Ok, so what percentage of income do the various income brackets pay?
Why don’t you look it up?
But I think what they mean is that the 90% are more affected by it, because proportional it’s a bigger chunk of their income missing.
But I could be wrong