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I'll add that I'm not someone who is against a progressive tax system. I just hate seeing people saying that our system is built for the rich and fucks the poor.
If you look at the numbers, the system is fantastic for low income households. Only a few percent of incomes under $30,000 pay any taxes at all. 40% of the country in fact won't pay a dime. The top 5% pay over half. 60% of the population uses more funds than they pay in, which means 40% of the country is supporting the other 60%.
I just don't see what else you want. Do you want 50% of the country not to pay taxes? Do you want rich people to pay 50% of their income to taxes? I just don't see what lower income people could possibly complain about.
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