Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer...
by amazingamazing on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:07PM
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my point stands even if you use top 1% or top 0.1%. no matter what you use for [income tax], the group size and revenue generated in income taxes by them will be far disproportionate. this is an inherent property of the distribution.
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Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer...
by bilbo0s on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @12:21PM
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Yes, but it's OK for the top 0.1% to shoulder a greater than 0.1% of the burden.
Why?
Because that enormously expensive army we're maintaining is protecting mostly their stuff. Setting aside the fact that, say, poor people, have no money; why should the poor pay an equivalent share to protect the wealthy person's property?