You want to tax the wealthy?

[pknopp]

You still have a 19th century view of what Infrastructure is

The Democrats ran on "making the rich pay their fair share" and then created a bill paid for with debt. That is the reason I did not support it.

 

[22lcidw]

You still have a 19th century view of what Infrastructure is

In the early 1970's we went from real infrastructure to human infrastructure. Corruption and stealing and playing games with ramped up.

 

[rightwinger]

The Democrats ran on "making the rich pay their fair share" and then created a bill paid for with debt. That is the reason I did not support it.

How else do you pay for public works projects?

 

[pknopp]

How else do you pay for public works projects?

By raising taxes and paying for them.

 

[22lcidw]

By raising taxes and paying for them.

Value for the dollar seems to be massively distorted.

 

[rightwinger]

By raising taxes and paying for them.

Do you mean Republicans would have voted for the Infrastructure Bill if it included a tax increase?

 

[pknopp]

Do you mean Republicans would have voted for the Infrastructure Bill if it included a tax increase?

No, likely not but I would have supported it then. That's still important come election time.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

really can you show me where they don’t pay what others pay.

How Do Rich People Avoid Paying Taxes? It’s Easy, Actually

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 02: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends a commemoration ceremony held in front of Saudi consulate on the first anniversary of his murder, in Istanbul, Turkey on October 02, 2019. (Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Water and oil, night and day...

finance.yahoo.com

The problem is they often don’t pay consistent with what others pay.

 

[initforme]

When the wealthy get richer someone has to get poorer. Ying and yang.

 

[struth]

How Do Rich People Avoid Paying Taxes? It’s Easy, Actually

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 02: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends a commemoration ceremony held in front of Saudi consulate on the first anniversary of his murder, in Istanbul, Turkey on October 02, 2019. (Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Water and oil, night and day...

finance.yahoo.com

The problem is they often don’t pay consistent with what others pay.

You're link says this " It’s probably not surprising that rich people go to great lengths to avoid paying any more taxes than they absolutely have to" - how is that not true for everyone?

The other big issue with your link is it compares their wealth with their income...they are totally different things. Income is taxed, not wealth....and as far as real estate, one that story doesn't include real estate taxes, but more over....anyone can buy real estate, and be taxed the same rate.

I do appreciate this line though: Overall, the average American household from 2006 to 2018 paid more in taxes than they accumulated wealth.

The issue there isn't the "rich" - it's the Govt tax codes. Clearly the Govt is taking way too much in that time frame.

 

[rightwinger]

How Do Rich People Avoid Paying Taxes? It’s Easy, Actually

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 02: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends a commemoration ceremony held in front of Saudi consulate on the first anniversary of his murder, in Istanbul, Turkey on October 02, 2019. (Photo by Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Water and oil, night and day...

finance.yahoo.com

The problem is they often don’t pay consistent with what others pay.

The Golden Rule
He who has the Gold makes the rules

 

[initforme]

Why are we always electing wealthy people?