алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoLiberal Economics be likelemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down13cross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageLiberal Economics be likelemmy.dbzer0.comалсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square198fedilinkcross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareskelpie@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·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-squareNeoMoss@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 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
minus-squareалсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years agoit’s about the percentage of income paid, not the net sum
minus-squareskelpie@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoOk, so what percentage of income do the various income brackets pay?
False, the bottom 90% paid about 25% of income taxes (in the US at least). https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income-tax-data/
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
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?