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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@9DDCFQD2yrs2Y
No. The government should lower income tax for low-income individuals and raise income tax for large corporations.
@9D769PB2yrs2Y
Yes, increase how much tax the rich, remove all existing tax loopholes for large cooperations. And lower the tax rate for the lower tax brackets.
@B7K5MJM4 days4D
Tax reform for rich people's personal income, slight reform for large corporations without having a drastic effect on costs for consumers
No, but reform the tax structure to ensure the rich are actually paying, such as by closing the leveraged assets loophole
@B59QT465mos5MO
Reform to a flat tax and remove existing tax loopholes for corporations and multi-millionaires & billionaires.
@B4CJJRBRepublican6mos6MO
I believe in The Fair Tax. It is a consumption tax. If you are rich and consume more, you will pay more. If you are poor and consume less, you will pay less. Basic necessities are not taxed with The Fair Tax.
@B4C7QPN6mos6MO
We should not raise taxes on anyone unti we are 100% certain we are no misusing or misspending current tax dollars. I support eliminating waste.
@B427XNR7mos7MO
Lower taxes for the poor and get rid of certain social programs that have almost nothing to do with welfare.
@9XX82YS11mos11MO
No, but make sure they can't use loopholes to get out of paying taxes, and use that money for things that benefit as many people as possible
@9RYFXYC1yr1Y
No, but anyone with over $1million in assets should be prohibited from contributing to any political party, candidate or third party PAC.
@9RXBR961yr1Y
No, but anyone with more than $1 million dollars in assets can not contribute to any political campaign or political group that supports any given candidate or party.
@9RKD2B61yr1Y
Pass a law to balance budget until debt interest is low. Keep expense cuts and tax increases on the table until debt is controlled
@9NP7NFR1yr1Y
We should reuse the income tax rates that were used before slavery. This would be fair to all peoples and abolish the red-lined/demarcated/truncated tax model used to oppress impoverished people through common, humane, social services.
@9K9ZPTV2yrs2Y
Enforce current tax payments more strictly with rich people and with corporations, our economy would be more stable if they stopped evading taxes.
@9K5T96X2yrs2Y
US needs to reform all taxes. Must ask, why are we taxing? What would get done without taxes? Can we live with that? Do we need to live with that? Should we? Get baseline public infra metrics.
@9G2Q8G82yrs2Y
Yes, only for those who have over a billion dollars and close tax loopholes for them. Allow small businesses tax breaks
@9FL8M752yrs2Y
Yes, but let them choose where there tax dollars go
@9FJ2W22Constitution2yrs2Y
Eliminate income tax, eliminate loopholes
@9DSQPB52yrs2Y
No, reform to a flat income tax and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations.
@93JY6RW3yrs3Y
Keep the current tax rates, but eliminate all deductions and tax loopholes for large corporations
@8MT4BCZ5yrs5Y
All taxation is theft all government funding should be voluntary
@96J578X3yrs3Y
abolish income tax, and lower taxes over all, while getting rid of any loopholes for corporations and people
@96BQ9TV3yrs3Y
do more research on what the rich and the poor spend and make taxes more dependable on other aspects instead of only income.
@9672RC53yrs3Y
No, the rich already pay the large majority of taxes
@95YT8Z7Progressive3yrs3Y
Yes, but add a "wealth tax" so that we only increase taxes on the ultra-rich, AND remove loopholes.
@95S5XC43yrs3Y
Yes, raise the taxes on richer citizens slightly, and lower the taxes on poorer citizens
@95Q23SX3yrs3Y
higher on the rich and lower on the poor
@95NV8YBIndependence3yrs3Y
Would depend on the amount, if it was unreasonable then no, if it is reasonable then yes
@93RL9YMLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, but revise the commercial tax laws to remove huge loopholes
@93HXLMH3yrs3Y
Yes, but lower taxes on lower and middle-income brackets. Also, remove all tax loopholes and cuts plus add a special "ultra-rich" tax to even out the wealth gap.
@93HG7RDIndependent3yrs3Y
No, remove large corporate tax loopholes and lower small business taxes.
@92XYHRV3yrs3Y
No, Abolish the income tax and replace with the Fair Tax
@92WRZHFWorking Family3yrs3Y
the rich should get higher taxes and the poor should get lower taxes
@92NMBS33yrs3Y
Close loopholes for the rich and corporations.
@92D72RR3yrs3Y
Raise taxes on the rich and remove all existing tax loopholes for large coroporations
@928DBSY3yrs3Y
No, lower taxes fro small businesses and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations
@8ZXS7P54yrs4Y
No, Lower small business taxes and remove loopholes on the extremely wealthy instead.
@8ZT2YWT4yrs4Y
Increasing taxes will only increase problems due to how influential the rich are. Many own businesses and pay poorer people which would cause them to decrease wages or get rid of incentives. Lower taxes of the poor and show people where their money is going.
@8ZRSV7S4yrs4Y
Tax them their fair share and abolish loopholes
@8ZPHX6Y4yrs4Y
Raise taxes on the rich AND lower taxes for the poor.
@8ZMZZ6R4yrs4Y
No, but remove large corporate tax loopholes and lower small business taxes.
@8ZMCRFYIndependent4yrs4Y
No, but lower taxes for small businesses and remove loopholes for large corporations.
@8ZF5SHD4yrs4Y
No, but remove loopholes for large corporations and lower small business taxes.
@8ZDGP67Independent4yrs4Y
Yes, raise taxes on the highest earners of the top 1%
@8ZBXLWB4yrs4Y
No, and lower small business taxes and remove corporate tax loopholes.
@8Z9SY4J4yrs4Y
No, but lower small business taxes and remove corporate tax loopholes.
@8Z8R8YNIndependent4yrs4Y
No, And Lower taxes for new and starting businesses
@8Z5K2DS4yrs4Y
No, but lower taxes for small and starting businesses.
@8YWTWP74yrs4Y
No, and lower taxes for small business.
Yes, the rich needs to pay more taxes than the average person but not by a huge margin
@8YQRBD24yrs4Y
No, but lower taxes for small businesses.
@8YN32L84yrs4Y
we should upgrade the tax structure. this many poor people don't want to be middle class because of high tax. more job opportunities and more educations on people will be more like a solution
@8XQCTCP4yrs4Y
Keep the current tax structure and remove all existing tax loopholes for large coporations
@8X35D774yrs4Y
No. Impose a minimum corporate tax
@8WY4SR64yrs4Y
No, make everyone pay the same percentage
Only make sure they don't avoid them
@8W8MQRV4yrs4Y
They should make it mandatory to pay charities of their choice during a time period, rather than pay the government more.
@8VX7VXT4yrs4Y
equal percentage tax rates should be established for all US citizens
@8VRQJLM4yrs4Y
no, when tax is a set percentage, the rich already pay more proportionately
@8VPCL8M4yrs4Y
Before talking about raising taxes on the rich, the government needs to spend current tax revenue more wisely.
@8VJZD8Y4yrs4Y
Lower taxes for lower income households. Then, remove all existing loopholes for large corporations and the "rich", and raise taxes on those communities.
@8TTZR3Z4yrs4Y
Make taxes equal to everyone
@8TPYKTVProgressive4yrs4Y
certain corporations or companies that have a high standard of influence or that make a lot of money should pay more than those that don't make as much and don't contribute as much to a growing society.
@8TK4L4S4yrs4Y
Abolish income tax, but lower taxes for the poor
@ElonRocksRepublican4yrs4Y
Elimínate lower taxes for money managers; count ALL government payments in calculations; phase out all income tax other than a small flat tax in favor of a VAT tax.
@8RYZ9L55yrs5Y
no, everyone should be the same percentage of whatever their income is.
@8RYW6Q4Independent5yrs5Y
Increase taxes only on people that make $5 million per year or more.
@8RYSYSJ5yrs5Y
Remove all loopholes, so that just a percentage can determine tax. Also, add a wealth (net worth) tax only on the ultra-rich to redistribute income to the poor and middle class and pay off the enormous national debt.
@8RB5XGN5yrs5Y
Raise the top income tax rate, and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations
@8R7PWGV5yrs5Y
taxes should be the same PERCENT, NOT AMOUNT, across the board
@8R35WWC5yrs5Y
hell no the American dream is to become rich and when your rich why should the US raise taxes on the rich they worked hard to get where they are at.
@8QQC54H5yrs5Y
Taxes should be kept as low as possible across all income brackets, but get progressively higher as the income gets higher
@8QCYJH9Independent5yrs5Y
No, taxes should be the same for all people no matter there income
@8QCYC4W5yrs5Y
Eat the rich, I hate the 1%
@8PRQGFD5yrs5Y
I would love to see them try. (most rich people will spend large sums of money to use loopholes like the currently are and will for the foreseeable future.)
@8PJZ765Libertarian5yrs5Y
They need to enfore the existing tax collection rates more to avoid rich people just not paying taxes.
yes, raise taxes on the rich, remove all existing tax loopholes for the wealthy and large corporations, lower the income tax
@8PBKTS2Republican5yrs5Y
No, taking money from the people who worked the hardest for it is wrong and unjust
@8P2JP6W5yrs5Y
If we are talking about fairness then no there should be a balance for us all to make it
@8NRSNLM5yrs5Y
No and abolish federal income tax.
@8NNHLHM5yrs5Y
Yes they should but they should be careful to not tax them to heavily.
@8NMRCZL5yrs5Y
Yes, raise taxes on the rich, keep the same taxes on the middle class, and lower the taxes on the poor
@8NKBG6D5yrs5Y
offer incentives for American companies that don't use foreign alternatives for production. Also for maintaining a 95% employment rate of us citizens.
No but Decrease the amount of tax loopholes available so people like the current president are not able to avoid paying taxes
@8MNF8495yrs5Y
I feel like people who don't have much should pay less for tax and people who have rich pay the same because people who are wealthy make a lot of money.
@8LLZ8QV5yrs5Y
Increase sales tax so tourists and illegal immigrants can contribute. Tax according to income. Rich should pay slightly more and adjust for those in lower income brackets.
@8LGL27J5yrs5Y
Graduated income tax. IRS limited to 10 pages of deductions, credits, and instructions. It has to be that simple. IRS sends a bill, they track and calculate what taxes you owe, so the burden is on government and not us to track taxes owed. No sales tax except luxury goods. No property tax except on commercial/business property.
@8KPG6LY5yrs5Y
Lower taxes for the poor, and stop allowing the wealthy to have so many loop holds that they don't pay an equal fair tax rate
@8KF67HKLibertarian5yrs5Y
Yes, but get rid of income taxes for middle class and poor
@8J9PY935yrs5Y
Yes. A billionaire should not be paying the same amount in taxes as someone living at or below the poverty line.
@8HWWGMC5yrs5Y
Yes but only the big companies who don’t currently pay taxes
@8HLTSWD5yrs5Y
I think the taxes should be equal for the rich and the poor but the government should raise the sales tax. That's how I think it will help with profiting from illegal immigrants or foreign visitors. That's how I think taxes would benefit the economy.
@8H6KVNNLibertarian5yrs5Y
Yes, for a threshold of those with >$100M of current net worth.
@8F53MVPIndependent5yrs5Y
Yes for ultra high net worth individuals with assets over 50 million
@8DY7SNN5yrs5Y
They should but not by an excessive and large amount.
@8DXSVVM5yrs5Y
Abolish all income tax because taxation is theft.
@8DX372Z5yrs5Y
I don't even think the tax structure is fair. Why should you tax people who work hard for their money as opposed to those who don't even work? It really depends on the situation, but that's also something really hard to regulate too.
@8DJK8HW5yrs5Y
Yes, but only for the incredibly wealthy, $100 million-plus earners
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