Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue State Taxpayers

Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by 52804375092485 on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:45PM (#15855723)

But... this tax bill dramatically _lowers_ taxes on people who make a lot more money or have a lot more assets. So sure, this guy is rich relative to an unemployed coal miner. But you're being a little disingenuous by implying that this guy is remotely close to "the rich" who people commonly think of raising taxes on, and doubly so in implying that people who want higher taxes want them for everyone but themselves. I would gladly pay more in exchange for better services and safety nets.

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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by viridian on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @08:40PM (#15857825)

You are being disingenuous. He's not just rich compared to an unemployed coal miner, or an employed one for that matter. He is rich compared to the vast majority of the US, and and even more vast majority of the world. Based in the GP, he's likely in the 3rd percentile for income in the US, and the .1 percentile for the world. This is essentially a minor noble complaining that the major nobles have nicer things than he does, and that the king should redistribute it (but not too much, we can't have the peasants wasting any of our precious resources)

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Re:Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue St... by kamaal on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @11:12PM (#15858417)

>>Based in the GP, he's likely in the 3rd percentile for income in the US, and the .1 percentile for the world.

Most people don't understand this. When they are talking about 'the rich' or 'the 1%', they are really talking about your every day doctors, managers in most software companies, lawyers etc.

Its very hard to notice how poor and how many poor there are in the remainder of the world.

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