Current Events > I don't get this whole "Tax the rich" hype

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Questionmarktarius 09/15/21 5:28:59 PM #51:	Lokison posted... No reason people with Bezos money cant pay an equal percentage in taxes as the rest of us. Are you sure you're not still confusing income with unrealized appreciation? The rough "the rest of us" equivalent would be getting a tax bill because that Dragonquest 5 DS cart you've forgotten about in the back of a drawer is being sold on ebay for $500. Or, you know, plain old property taxes. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:958089314] in I don't ge... [t:79662899]...</cite> <quote>Lokison posted... </cite> <quote>No reason people with Bezos money cant pay an equal percentage in taxes as the rest of us.</quote>Are you sure you're not still confusing income with unrealized appreciation? The rough "the rest of us" equivalent would be getting a tax bill because that Dragonquest 5 DS cart you've forgotten about in the back of a drawer is being sold on ebay for $500. Or, you know, plain old property taxes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/16/21 12:43:40 PM #52:	Questionmarktarius posted... The rough "the rest of us" equivalent would be getting a tax bill because that Dragonquest 5 DS cart you've forgotten about in the back of a drawer is being sold on ebay for $500. Ebay taxes you bro. Bezos doesn't pay tax. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958112973] in I don't ge... [t:79662899]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>The rough "the rest of us" equivalent would be getting a tax bill because that Dragonquest 5 DS cart you've forgotten about in the back of a drawer is being sold on ebay for $500.</quote> Ebay taxes you bro. Bezos doesn't pay tax. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 09/16/21 1:17:00 PM #53:	WingsOfGood posted... Ebay taxes you bro. Only when you bother to sell it. There's no good reason to impose a tax on something merely because it's valuable. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:958113858] in I don't ge... [t:79662899]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Ebay taxes you bro.</quote>Only when you bother to sell it. There's no good reason to impose a tax on something merely because it's valuable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoggyBottomBoy 09/16/21 1:18:34 PM #54:	TC dreams of being extremely wealthy so bad he doesnt realize hell never even have six digits in his bank accounts. --- Fingah POP'n each otha's <cite>SoggyBottomBoy posted [p:958113897] in I don't ge... [t:79662899]...</cite> <quote>TC dreams of being extremely wealthy so bad he doesnt realize hell never even have six digits in his bank accounts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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