$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments with a Guaranteed Income

Re:$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments with a Guar... by tunesmith on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:39PM (#34798427)

You are saying that half the US population views taxation as theft.

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Re:$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments with a Guar... by pard68 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:57PM (#34798571)

Technically just the income tax, but yes somewhere between 40 and 55 percent view it that way, the exact number depends on who is asking. Pew number are more like 55%, MSNBC lower.

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Re:$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments with a Guar... by tunesmith on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @08:04PM (#34798642)

Come on, seriously. Show your source. I've got a Pew chart here that says 53% say they "pay the right amount" in taxes, while another 4% say they pay less than their fair share.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/10/5-facts-on-...

You're saying that half the population don't just say "more than my fair share", but that they view it as literal theft.

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