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silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 25 days ago

Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us

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Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us

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Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz
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There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us

In the 1960s, the 400 richest Americans paid about 50% of their income in taxes across all levels of government. Today, they pay about 24%.

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    ugh. whats worse is my state is incredibly regressive.

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