• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    4 months ago

    I’d be glad if rich people paid 40% tax.

    But it is closer to 4%, while they could easily pay 95%.

    Taxes are not the problem. They are necessary for a functioning society. And if other people avoid paying taxes, that means YOU will have to pay more. Because the money will have to come from somewhere.

    I’d gladly pay 90% taxes if it meant the rest of my expenses were provided by the government.

    • dorron@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      In the UK if you earn over £100k you effectively get taxed 60% (using PAYE)

      I’d happily pay 75% if it meant public services were actually effective, but we have the double whammy of high taxation and crumbling services - that’s what over a decade of conservative rule does… Here’s to the next 4 years!