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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by astrodust on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:03PM (#21183199)
Ah, yes, the "tax the living hell out of the working poor" tax plan.
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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by swebs on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:42PM (#21183714)
You must be thinking of something else. The effective tax rate is negative for the poor due to the basic income provided.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_the_FairTax_bu...

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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by harimau777 on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:09PM (#21184088)
I'm not seeing that in the page you linked. Is there a specific statistic that you are referring to?
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