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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

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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Response rates from 4.9m America voters.

63%
Yes
35%
No
57%
Yes
28%
No
6%
Lower the income tax rate and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations
3%
No, but lower taxes for the poor
1%
Yes, and raise taxes on all income brackets
3%
Reform to a flat tax
1%
No, keep the current tax structure

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  @Jones4Potus2024Independent  from Oregon  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and close the tax haven loop hole

 @8C5GN89 from Texas  answered…6yrs6Y

Remove loopholes for the rich and ensure they are unable to use tax shelters.

  @TruthHurts101 from Washington  answered…3yrs3Y

“The power to tax involves the power to destroy,” observed Chief Justice John Marshall. “The power to destroy may defeat and render useless the power to create.” He was right – entire civilizations have risen and fallen based on tax rates, and unthinkable economic damage has been wreaked by the wrecking ball called taxation: endless waves of recessions, supply-chain crises, and most notably the Great Depression, the most deadly economic disaster in modern history. This does not apply only in America – the devastating power of taxation has been a constant…  Read more

 @8L3YX3B from Minnesota  answered…6yrs6Y

Tax according to income. Rich should pay slightly more and adjust for those in lower income.

 @9D6DM5Nfrom Maine  answered…3yrs3Y

get rid of the loopholes large corporations and billionaires use, but keep the tax rate

 @97Z2WVL from Kansas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, and close tax loopholes that only benefit the rich

 @8J3FG9M from Kansas  answered…6yrs6Y

Simplified tax rates, fewer deductions. Low tax rates overall but the wealthy should not be able to avoid paying a higher percentage than the middle class.

 @9FDPL2L from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but by adding more tax brackets. Have higher rates on the higher incomes while maintaining the same tax rates for lower incomes.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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