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@B8L2ZJN DisagreementsCounter Arguments7mos ago

Most of the time, the wealthy (specifically the billionaires) did not work for the amount of money that they gain

They gain this money based on the work of countless underpaid workers under them in the corporate ladder. They have no need for so much money regardless, and it would be better spent helping the needy.

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 @B8KMKYR from Illinois  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree, most billionaires fill their lives with unnecessary purchases while the money could be used for better things. it is understandable that it is their money, so they should be able to do what they want with it. yet they also dont always work for there money, so there taxes should be raised.

 @B8MPSF9 from Utah  commented…7mos7MO

just because someone makes more money don't mean that need to pay more tax's

 @B8L8S9S from Virginia  agreed…7mos7MO

I do not believe we can dictate how a person's money is spent regardless of how they earned it. However, they should pay a larger a amount of taxes proportionate to their wealth.

 @B8L7L4X  from Georgia  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree with the main point that extreme wealth often accumulates not just from individual effort, but from systems that leverage the labor of many underpaid workers. Taxes on the ultra-wealthy could be a way to redistribute resources more fairly and support social programs for those in need.

 @B8LSVL4 from Virginia  commented…7mos7MO

This implies all wealthy are billionaires, there are silent millionaires who worked for every cent they have in this country.

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