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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:13PM (#21184123)
> The wealthy pay in absolute terms, more dollars, but they pay a lower rate than others.

There’s at least one perspective where this makes sense:

Everyone expects a discount on goods and services when purchased in bulk.

Why should tax be abt different?

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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by Jweb_Guru on Monday October 07, 2019 @04:07PM (#21185380)
Paying taxes is not "buying the government" and paying higher taxes is not buying "more" of it, or buying it in bulk. For starters: bulk rates are lower, in part, as an incentive to get people to buy more of a product at once. Since paying taxes is (ostensibly) mandatory, this doesn't apply.
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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday October 07, 2019 @04:23PM (#21185543)
Ostensibly being the key word here as there appears to be some scenarios where none of those things are true.
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