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It's because no one knows their own value but taxes are an easy to see number. The anger over taxes will be felt when the surplus value is quantified.
It’s how movie stars can argue they’re worth million-dollar salaries. They can point to movies with their faces and say “without my face you wouldn’t have made as much money.”
We can have that too, if we create and participate in good unions that can get access to that kind of information and negotiate for us.