Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?
In 2022 individuals and families with a combined income of $647K or more pay the top US federal Income tax rate of 37%. Countries with higher top income tax rates include Japan (56%), Denmark (55%) and Israel (50%.)
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@9X3DV28American Solidarity11mos11MO
Raise taxes on the rich which commit morally questionable, awful, or downright illegal deeds. Also raise taxes on the rich that inherited their wealth instead of earning it. Lower the tax rate for the rich that do good and are innovative. Lower taxes for the middle class and poor.
@9X3DV28American Solidarity11mos11MO
Tax the rich which commit morally questionable, awful, or downright illegal deeds. Also raise taxes on the rich that inherited their wealth instead of earning it. Lower the tax rate for the rich that do good and are innovative. Lower taxes for the middle class and poor.
Not yet, because people in general don't have trust in their federal government and believe they waste a bunch of money. So, reinsure trust within the federal government and cut unnecessary waste THEN tax the rich.
We need a new tax code because our taxes don't work and we are taxed too much. That being said too many rich individuals and families find ways to rig the taxes in their favor
Yes, to a point where a negative income tax can be enacted and a minimum standard of living guaranteed to all citizens.
Abolish the income tax, replacing it with a Land Value Tax
Replace current tax brackets with progressively greater rates as income levels increase
Yes, but taxing the rich is tricky as their wealth isn't so much in income as it is in assets like real estate or securities like stocks and bonds, so taxation would have to go after those, and while we're at it, corporations need to pay their fair share, they've paid less and less since the end of WWII
A fair and progressive tax system that ends subsidies and exemptions which disproportionately benefit the wealthy and favor speculation over work.
Close loopholes and add a Land value tax.
Yes, and we should cut income taxes for lower brackets and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations while also establishing a land value tax
lower taxes for the lower income brackets. Raise taxes on the wealtheist Americans but also provide tax savings/deductions that promote a common good for example enviromental policy, pro-life policy, affordable health insurcance,
Yes, all those above millionaire status who engage in observed exploitative business practices or contribute to the removal of employment for American citizens should pay significantly more in taxes.
Yes, but if a person is double the wealth of another, they should be taxed less than double
Abolish all tax. Let the community get rid of the rich through NVR, Disobedience, Strikes etc.,.
@8WMTQZ24yrs4Y
Yes, but no because it depends on how they are spending their money and the money gap.
Yes, but also get rid of existing tax loopholes for the rich and for corporations.
Enforce the progressive tax system and close loopholes
Enforce the tax brackets and get rid of loopholes so the wealthy pay their fair share
Establish a land value tax, and abolish all other taxes.
Create a single form of federal taxation based upon taxation of individual purchases. This will close loopholes. Create exemptions for items related to care of children, elderly and infirm. Create a subsistance standard, index to inflation rate and provide necessary assistance to the working poor.
Abolish the income tax, disallow all deductions, institute national sales tax and institute Georgism
Significantly raise the minimum income that is to be taxed, and incorporate a progressive tax on the super-wealthy (multi-millionaires and above)
Lower taxes for middle and upper middle class and institute a minimum tax that must be payed by the upper class and large corporations.
Reform to a flat tax, but protect the poor, elderly, disabled, etc; thereby indirectly taxing those with a higher income more; and punish those who abuse the system with exemptions.
Enforce the progressive tax system so that the more money you make the more you pay, and eliminate deductions and loopholes so people like Trump don't pay less taxes than a part time grocery store worker
close the loopholes and institute a graduated tax scale with those at or below poverty exempt
Taxation ought to use a gradient measure. 10% on a family making 80,000 effects differently than a family of four. Making 800,000.
Shift the tax bracket according to inflation
Yes, but the raised tax rate on the rich depends on where they live & how much they make.
Abolish the income tax, replace it with VAT and LVT, keep a progressive corporate tax rate, and tax dividends.
Keep the tax rate the same, but eliminate loopholes.
No, only raise income tax rates for billionaires.
Yes, but only if "rich" refers to those of extreme wealth, i.e. "the 1%."
Yes but lower the income tax rate for middle and lower classes. And remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations
Reform the tax system to be based on the taxation of land
Taxes need to be fair and based off of income whether that be for people that are rich or people that are poor.
Tax the land not people.
Regardless, eliminate loopholes and include offshore bank accounts in tax calculations
Remove all tax loopholes as well as make all taxes based on a percentage, (A standard of 10% for example, with very poor ppl given lower, and richer ppl given higher depending on the average income) because richer people can afford to give more and still live better than someone with less income.
Yes, and implement better policies that eliminate loopholes that allow the rich not to pay taxes.
Yes and cramp down on tax loopholes.
Switch to flat tax and sales tax
Abolish income and property tax, increase sales tax
No, close all existing tax loopholes for corporations instead
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