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@B9JX9H4 Agreements5mos ago

Studies show that the very wealthy often pay a lower effective tax rate than middle-income earners for instance some billionaires might pay an effective tax rate that's lower than a firefighter a teacher even though those teachers and firefighters are less money than a billionaire because a lot of their income comes from Investments which are lower tax rates. There have been reports and Analysis showing the top 1% can sometimes play a smaller share of their income taxes Than People further down the income ladder. Some organizations like the institute on Taxation and economic policy which has shown that undocumented immigrants do contribute billions in taxes every year including state and local taxes so they're definitely helping from public services even though they might not have legal status. So by raising taxes on the rich it simply ensures everyone gives their fair share of taxes.

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 @B9KS8SB from Maryland  disagreed…5mos5MO

I think they should pay more taxes or at least treat them like everyone else and pay the same, though they have more incomes so they can pay taxes based on how much they make and based on how much they spend on their life so there must be more left than needed.

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