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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is exactly why you do a progressive tax rate that charges a huge percent (50+) for every penny earned over 20 million.

They can still get these massive bonuses, but get would be better off putting that money into wages that aren’t taxed so much.

[–] overcast5348@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

50% for 20 million sounds insane to me. I'd be clamoring for 75% or more. I'm in Ontario and people making something like 250000 CAD already have a marginal rate above 50% IIRC. Before anyone calls me a lazy commie, my marginal rate is in the mid 40s already, and I'm happy to do my part.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How do you feel about 37%?

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh honey, that's so much more conservative than I'd tax. 100% over a million, easy.

They don't deserve huge bonuses so I'm not interested in letting them keep anything that insane. There should be a cap on income based upon the median wage or something IMO.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I’ll meet you in the middle at 75

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I'd back tax them.

[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The UK tax bands will blow your mind.

Like 40% for anything over 50k. Which I'm fine with btw.

https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

None of these people earn their fortunes in a way that is affected by income tax.

They're not taking billions in cold hard cash every year.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It’s probably not bad when you factor in healthcare. Especially the middle class that doesn’t get free healthcare but also pays the same as the super wealthy.

[–] Tathas@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We used to have that here in the US.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you Reagan and Bush