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Re:The Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech by refurb on Sunday August 11, 2019 @02:18AM (#20666629)
But taxes in the US are a lot less progressive than they used to be, so they come nowhere near taking care of that burden on their own.

This is one of those “facts” that simply isn’t true.

US taxes have become more progressive over time.

Look at the first chart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/02/the-s...

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Re:The Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech by Dylan16807 on Sunday August 11, 2019 @03:00AM (#20666781)
On the other hand, this chart: https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/taHyLEiwFvxZO4U3BfvmJ...

The top percent or two are sucking up increasingly large amounts of GDP, and they're not paying taxes appropriate for being at that level.

And capital gains taxes push the high end down even more.

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Re:The Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech by refurb on Sunday August 11, 2019 @10:15AM (#20668255)
That chart doesn’t tell you much at all. Who cares what the marginal rate is, if you’re allowed huge deductions (as was common back in the 1950’s).

That’s why the marginal rate was higher 40 years ago, but the amount of taxes collected was lower.

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