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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by thawaway1837 on Monday December 16, 2019 @07:19PM (#21809153)
The top 1% in the US has absorbed nearly the entire economic growth for the last 30 years or so.

The number of people doesn’t really matter. It’s the percentage of wealth that they hold that matters.

Other segments of the population have seen absolutely no economic growth.

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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by wolco on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @12:48PM (#21816267)
The top 1% isn't getting income via employment payroll.

They own entities globally and can afford to give themselves a dollar a year salary. If you are only raising employment income taxes you have to get it from the middle class.

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