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@B8JK6ZV Agreements7mos ago

Someone should answer "Yes" because, most people, probably you, will feel the taxes

The rich don't. Raising taxes on the rich would help the government keep money, and help you live your life with less worry.

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 @B8JRT8XRepublican from California  disagreed…7mos7MO

Raising taxes on the wealthy would only temporarily increase revenue. The wealthy will always find loopholes to avoid paying taxes, lowering taxes for everyone, wealthy included would incentivize them to not hide their earnings, actually bring more wealthy individuals to the country which then we increase our tax revenue in the long run.

 @B8JZKZVIndependent from Nebraska  disagreed…7mos7MO

People that make more money and have worked for it or had parents/grandparents work for it shouldn't have to pay more money for taxes just because they have more money in general.

 @B8JVTRNWomen’s Equality from Utah  disagreed…7mos7MO

I say no because its not fair and we talk about equality for everyone but I get that people want to tax the rich more just because their rich although it's not fair but we could reduce tax for lower income individuals instead of trying to take the hard earned money from the rich.

 @B8JVL5C from Utah  agreed…7mos7MO

yes and no. We do need to tax the rich, most of the money sits in their bank accounts anyways. Lower-class citizens constantly struggle with living paycheck to paycheck, or simply just not having enough money to exist. The government uses tax payer money for everything they do, hence the argument of "tax the rich". If we raise taxes on the rich that means less of a burden is put of lower-class people. Which means they can start saving to better their lives. Everyone worries about everything, taxes being one of those nagging in the back of your head ones. So it wouldn't necessarily help lessen the worry, but it would be relieving to know that we aren't being squeezed for all our worth.

 @B8JVB5W from Missouri  agreed…7mos7MO

I feel like taxes to rich people are nothing but to the people living pay check to pay check feel the harsh difference.

 @B8JZ7GY from California  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree. The rich will continue to be richer than the common person even with more taxes placed upon them. Why tax someone of a lower income more when those families already spend most of not all of their money trying to make ends meet.

 @B8JT8TD from Iowa  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree, yes, if the rich and corporations are taxed more then we the people won't have to worry much about our nations debt and our annual income.

 @B8KWSB5Democrat from Pennsylvania  agreed…7mos7MO

Yes, tax the rich. They make more money than the combined incomes of large portions of the country. They will be more than well off if they were taxed much more.

 @B8K2NCTDemocrat from Washington  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree, the rich AKA billionares should be taxed to the same, if not a higher, degree as working class citizens

 @B8JW63V from Utah  agreed…7mos7MO

yes the rich should be taxed and wealth should be distributed. There should not almost be a trillionare before some people have food and shelter

 @B8K2M7G from New Jersey  agreed…7mos7MO

I generally agree I find it funny how much people defend the ultra rich when the majority of them only care about increasing profits and not about society.

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