SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoRich people contribute more than anyone else to the economy and should be taxed less because of it.message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareRich people contribute more than anyone else to the economy and should be taxed less because of it.SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThey spend lots of money in their lifestyles and that money goes into the economy. Taytay probably spends more money in a year than you will in your lifetime.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days ago They spend lots of money in their lifestyles and that money goes into the economy. They also tend to be experts at tax-dodging, which takes much more money out of the loop. Panama Papers, anyone? Besides which, when they shop luxury items, it’s probably going to other rich people for the most part.
minus-squaregastroglizzy@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThey hoard much more than they spend. Hoarded wealth harms the economy. Taxation puts hoarded wealth into the hands of people who need it, and thus spend it, resulting in a much larger boost to the economy.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoTaytay spent thirty plus million on her wedding alone. How much did you spend on yours?
They spend lots of money in their lifestyles and that money goes into the economy.
Taytay probably spends more money in a year than you will in your lifetime.
They also tend to be experts at tax-dodging, which takes much more money out of the loop. Panama Papers, anyone?
Besides which, when they shop luxury items, it’s probably going to other rich people for the most part.
They hoard much more than they spend. Hoarded wealth harms the economy. Taxation puts hoarded wealth into the hands of people who need it, and thus spend it, resulting in a much larger boost to the economy.
Taytay spent thirty plus million on her wedding alone.
How much did you spend on yours?