{"id":17388,"date":"2021-12-29T21:38:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T05:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rustybolt.info\/wordpress\/?p=17388"},"modified":"2021-12-30T02:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T10:58:09","slug":"2021-12-29-rich-pay-fair-share-of-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rustybolt.info\/wordpress\/?p=17388","title":{"rendered":"2021-12-29 Rich Pay Fair Share Of Taxes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wealthy don’t pay their fair share of taxes due to loopholes. This fact check explains some of it.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2019\/01\/09\/fact-check-90-percent-taxes-eisenhower-1950s\/<\/a><\/p>\n

This is an opinion article but here is a quote:<\/p>\n

<< Last year, America\u2019s Gini Index was at 0.49, a tie for the highest on record. It\u2019s not the absolute worst rating but it\u2019s definitely not up to standard for the greatest democracy in the world.<\/p>\n

If you want to see who gets penalized by the system as it exists, it\u2019s America\u2019s workers. If you don\u2019t fairly tax the rich because they make money differently than the poor do, you\u2019re literally ensuring that our massive inequality continues to grow. Which is exactly what Republican resistance to a wealth tax is doing. >><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/america-s-billionaire-tax-plan-why-congress-still-isn-t-n1284600<\/a><\/p>\n

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The wealthy don’t pay their fair share of taxes due to loopholes. This fact check explains some of it. https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2019\/01\/09\/fact-check-90-percent-taxes-eisenhower-1950s\/ This is an opinion article but here is a quote: << Last year, America\u2019s Gini Index was at 0.49, a tie for the highest on record. It\u2019s not the absolute worst rating but it\u2019s definitely <\/p>\n

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