MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldBanned from community to politics @lemmy.world · edit-24 days agoAmerica needs a movement to curb billionaires' powerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1436arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1434arrow-down1external-linkAmerica needs a movement to curb billionaires' powerwww.theguardian.comMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldBanned from community to politics @lemmy.world · edit-24 days agomessage-square60linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 days agoSend them to fight in Iran. They can stay for as long as it takes for them to pay back their fair share in taxes. Assessed by federal minimum wage, of course.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·4 days agoMinimum wage earners don’t pay federal taxes. They might have withholding throughout the year, but they get that back in their refund
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 days ago Minimum wage earners don’t pay federal taxes. They’re definitely paying federal tariffs.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoAnd how does that make any difference in the amount they pay?
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoYes, I’m saying that we should force the billionaires to slave away at minimum wage for thousands of hours to pay back their debt.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoOh, I read that as: they can stay in Iran until they pay what they owe. Not, they’re earning their way back.
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoYeah, that’s fair. I could have worded it better lol. Kind of a difficult sentiment to put into words
Send them to fight in Iran. They can stay for as long as it takes for them to pay back their fair share in taxes. Assessed by federal minimum wage, of course.
Minimum wage earners don’t pay federal taxes. They might have withholding throughout the year, but they get that back in their refund
They’re definitely paying federal tariffs.
Mostly not directly.
And how does that make any difference in the amount they pay?
Yes, I’m saying that we should force the billionaires to slave away at minimum wage for thousands of hours to pay back their debt.
Oh, I read that as: they can stay in Iran until they pay what they owe. Not, they’re earning their way back.
Yeah, that’s fair. I could have worded it better lol. Kind of a difficult sentiment to put into words