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MuffinFlavored on July 30, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0

why can’t we do a flat tax? why is the answer always “let’s tax the rich more” off rip?

_uvvk on July 30, 2020 [–]

Because they never get taxed and they only get richer.

https://www.businessinsider.com/billionaires-got-565-billion...

MuffinFlavored on July 30, 2020 | [–]

https://youtu.be/S6HEH23W_bM

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