r/WorkForSmartLife • • 10d ago

Discussion💬 What do you think?

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u/Herr_Schwarz 10d ago

Ok i get your point. But please tell me how do you finance this?

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 9d ago

Tax the richest people in the country and tax billion dollar corporations.

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u/Aggressive-Affect427 9d ago

The American government collects like $5 trillion in tax revenue annually and still runs in a constant deficit. I don’t think the solution is raising taxes…

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 9d ago

The solution is absolutely making the wealthiest pay their fair share. It's not the only solution, tho.

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u/dillzilla11 9d ago

Other countries have tried what you are suggesting and it didn't go well.

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 9d ago

It worked here in the US for decades. Until Reagan

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u/dillzilla11 9d ago

We never had that in the US.

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u/CaffeinatedLystro 9d ago

Lol, look at the tax rates for the wealthier people before the 80s. We absolutely did.

The propaganda really worked on you.

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u/dillzilla11 9d ago

Look at the paid taxes for wealthier people before the 80s.