Billionaire thieves
You could pay for quite a few school lunches with $160 billion.
The wealthiest 1% of Americans are responsible for more than $160bn of lost tax revenue each year, according to a new report from the US treasury.
And they’re the ones who need it least.
The wealthiest 1% of Americans are responsible for more than $160bn of lost tax revenue each year, according to a new report from the US treasury.
Aw, spoilsports. All those nice billionaires do so much for the country, inflating the price of housing and useful shit like that.
Republicans in Congress and lobbyists for business are united in opposition to the proposal to shore up tax enforcement.
Law and order? Fiscal responsibility? One law for all? Pffffffffffffff, shut up and makeamericagreatagain.
Taxes are for the little people. Taxes are theft. Taxes are a penaly for success. Taxes penalize the producers and reward the takers.
Never mind that the infrastructure that the wealthy rely on to maintain their wealth is paid for by taxes. That’s someone else’s problem. Never mind that the defense budget that buys the ships snd planes that are built to make the wealthy wealthier is paid by taxes. That’s someone else’s problem. Cut taxes but don’t cut defense if you love America and the troops.
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