« BackThe Rich Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You (2019)nytimes.comSubmitted by johnbarron 8 hours ago
  • jazz9k 8 hours ago

    You also need to include the taxes of all the people they employ and the many services they never use.

    Still lower?

    • frm88 3 hours ago

      Absolutely. In 2021 an IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, leaked the tax documents of the richest people to ProPublica, so we all know that Warren Buffet paid a stunning 0.10% tax:

      https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trov...

      If you want to know how the richest people also avoid all other taxes, like e. g. inheritance, watch NYT interview with a tax lawyer 'Salaries are for suckers' https://youtu.be/mX5U5DNUfBc?si=5vmLHY0GjGAC3X4o. It goes into the details of the tax system.

      • wredcoll 5 hours ago

        Why?

        • none2585 4 hours ago

          I honestly have no words for this response. I am positive you're American and I fucking hate this country.

        • johnbarron 8 hours ago

          https://archive.is/Vgv2G

          https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mL796eqCQko