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A comment on Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal Income Taxes. Parent comment

Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by kyleblarson on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @03:00PM (#19156378)
Well approximately 45% of Americans pay no federal income tax.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by ashelmire on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @03:24PM (#19156596)
The 45% that are disabled, retired, unemployed, or who make barely enough to live? Who cares that they pay nothing. How many citizens have $10B in annual income and pay nothing in taxes? The effective tax rate for the top 1% of citizens is about 30%... what do you think it is for the top 1% of corporations?
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