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Despite being %1 of the population, they commit %16 of the pollution worldwide.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 58 points 3 days ago (3 children)

All rich people do these days is spread diseases, take our jobs, live off our taxes, eat hot chip and lie.

And inflate the local economy so no one else can live there

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Don’t forget charge they phone

[–] LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The last time they paid taxes was probably in 1993.

[–] krisevol@lemmus.org -3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Don't they pay like the majority of taxes in America?

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No, in America the more money you make, the less your taxes become.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

to a point, then you pay $0 and after that, you actually get taxpayer money in goverment contracts.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's not true. Taxes increase as you move up income brackets.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

Oh I thought we were talking about the rich, the people who are at the point of paying negative taxes. Like the comment directly next to yours goes further into.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The relevant metric is "proportionate" not "majority". The working poor pay a much higher proportion of their earnings in taxes than the ultra rich.

For example, our social security system is funded by taxes on the first $184,500 of personal income. Every dollar you earn above that is exempted from social security tax. That's a 12.4% regressive flat tax. That tax is not assessed against business income, only personal income.

[–] krisevol@lemmus.org -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The working poor usually don't pay federal taxes, and usually pay a -% if you include rebates or credits.

The middle class on the other hand gets screwed in taxes.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

They still pay a high percentage of their income in sales tax, and they ultimately pay their landlord's property taxes. The middle class might see the highest taxes, but the working poor still pay proportionally more than the ultra-rich.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It would have to be both refunds and credits to get more back than you paid in.

[–] krisevol@lemmus.org 1 points 2 days ago

Or just credits. A few years i paid -3% federal income tax because is the kids.

[–] godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, according to billionaires that are crying literal crocodile tears on the news, "tax the rich" is a racial slur.

They're so deluded that they don't even know what comes after tax the rich. That's the moderate position.

[–] tobebannedbygaymods@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

the people are already brainwashed that with enough work and movie like smart tricks they can become with the Elite , that's why they don't support taxation because and worker rights because they believe it would help them supposedly when their childish dreams come true

[–] in_the_dark_forest@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is so true sadly. Talked to some friends irl who truly believe that one day they could also become a billionaire. They don't even own a company. I think many have no concept of this number. It always surprises me how many are confused about which 'team' they are in and who their allies really are.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 28 points 3 days ago

Rich people regularly molesting my life savings but nobody believes me.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Don't forget the raping and murdering.

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, a rich asshole is prolly the cause behind hantavirus not being properly handled

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 2 days ago

More likely a fucking boomer squandering their grandkids' inheritance.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

AND rape children.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

You can start calling them Epsteins?

[–] statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Grawlix is one of my favorite #*&$ing words

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago
[–] la508@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What the fuck does "grawlixed" mean...?

[–] s@piefed.world 4 points 2 days ago

It is when you $@&!%#

[–] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Seems xenophobic, no? As a person who moved to another country, I seem to spend a lot of money to locals.

[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If you have to work for s living, then this isn't about you.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

unless they call themselves "expats" in which case fuck them

[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Alternatively, insist on calling all immigrants 'expats'?

fuck no. i ain't no expat

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

But I provide so many jobs.

[–] tobebannedbygaymods@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Not really , if you come from the west and settle in east chances are u just being there is cranking up the prices up to 200% a 1000$/month puts you among the lower rich class in my country , while its a minimum wage in Europe for example , it gets crazier when you spend more of that 1000$ because only 10% is enough to get you comfortably threw the month example : bunch of you who don't negotiate prices because for u its too cheap , drives the prices up a lot especially for those who barely get 50$ a month !

it's about rich gentrifiers. if you are one, then fuck you, if you aren't one, then this isn't about you and you should still be pissed about them

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago

Welcome to lemmy