MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoAmerica needs a movement to curb billionaires' powerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 month 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-down1·1 month ago Minimum wage earners don’t pay federal taxes. They’re definitely paying federal tariffs.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoAnd how does that make any difference in the amount they pay?
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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-up2·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoYeah, that’s fair. I could have worded it better lol. Kind of a difficult sentiment to put into words
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