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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by MisterBastahrd on Monday October 07, 2019 @03:39PM (#21185095)
Citation?

Try sales taxes. The poor aren't excluded from them, yet someone who is poor is far more likely to spend a larger percentage of their income on them than anyone with enough income to save and invest.

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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by refurb on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:47PM (#21186305)
Most of the sales taxes I’ve seen exempt things like food and other necessities.
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Re:For the first time on record, the 400 wealthiest American... by MisterBastahrd on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:52PM (#21261468)
That doesn't refute anything I said.
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