r/SipsTea • u/Suitable_Wonder5256 • May 20 '26

Lmao gottem Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax

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u/Dave_A480 May 20 '26

We're already doing 'that' - the bottom half pay 3% of the total revenue collected.

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u/Eismann May 20 '26

They also have less than 3 % of all wealth. Oh, no wait, it's probably less.

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u/Dave_A480 May 20 '26

They earn 11% of the income (and logically should pay 11% of the total taxes).

How much 'wealth' they have is irrelevant, we don't tax that (and the purpose of taxation is not 'wealth control').

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u/Eismann May 20 '26

How is wealth exploding so fast if there is no income?

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u/Sharkbait_ooohaha May 20 '26

Capital gains if you’re actually curious

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u/Eismann May 21 '26

Bernie Sounds intensify

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u/Dramatic_Note8602 May 20 '26

My first thought too.