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Re:Sergey Brin Confronted Gavin Newsom by VirusNewbie on Sunday April 26, 2026 @07:40PM (#47916044)
Wealthy people pay the vast majority of taxes in California. Meanwhile, at least 20% of the population are complete freeloaders.
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Re:Sergey Brin Confronted Gavin Newsom by bdangubic on Sunday April 26, 2026 @08:30PM (#47916393)
billionaire adorers remind me of this…

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires”

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Re:Sergey Brin Confronted Gavin Newsom by JKCalhoun on Monday April 27, 2026 @12:27AM (#47917691)
"Wealthy people pay the vast majority of taxes in California."

And well they should.

Anyone who dislikes a progressive tax system apparently wants billionaires to pay less and the poor to pay more.

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