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Re:How American billionaires pass wealth to heirs tax-free by bobbytit on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:03PM (#29002966)
Extremely progressive means forcing the poor to bend to your will through punitive taxes. Tobacco, meat, heating and cooling, car and plane travel etc
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Re:How American billionaires pass wealth to heirs tax-free by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:45PM (#29005338)
I don't think "progressive" means what you think it means. When applied to taxes, "progressive" means it hurts the rich more than the poor. So, the exact opposite of what you said.
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Re:How American billionaires pass wealth to heirs tax-free by beamatronic on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:07PM (#29006976)
Maybe I'm wrong but taxes shouldn't really "hurt" anyone. Ideally everyone pays a burden they can shoulder, and they derive benefits from these payments in some way.
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