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rottingleaf , to U.S. News in The vast majority of state and local tax systems are regressive, or upside-down, requiring a much greater share of income from low- and middle-income families than from wealthy families, study says

So-o it seems that if I offer to replace all the plethora of taxes with the same income tax for everybody, I’d be offering an improvement even in leftist terms. Good to know.

And you know, that’s how any complexity works in bureaucracies and central regulation. It gets bent by interests and power, because those are easier to focus on every small part, and public attention is not.

Moira_Mayhem , to U.S. News in The vast majority of state and local tax systems are regressive, or upside-down, requiring a much greater share of income from low- and middle-income families than from wealthy families, study says

Wealth inequality is one of the legs of discontent that will tear this nation apart in the next 30 years. We are starting to hit Depression level inflation on food and housing, and it won’t be long before a bunch of angry parents can’t feed their kids.

I have a protest bag already packed and waiting.

leetnewb , to U.S. News in The vast majority of state and local tax systems are regressive, or upside-down, requiring a much greater share of income from low- and middle-income families than from wealthy families, study says

By my quick math, about 25% of the U.S. population lives in states and territories with neutral to progressive tax burdens.

Arkham , to U.S. News in The vast majority of state and local tax systems are regressive, or upside-down, requiring a much greater share of income from low- and middle-income families than from wealthy families, study says

Every time I see news like this, I remember that Leona Helmsley quote:

We don’t pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes.

Quexotic , to U.S. News in The vast majority of state and local tax systems are regressive, or upside-down, requiring a much greater share of income from low- and middle-income families than from wealthy families, study says

Shocked. I’m shocked I tell you, shocked!

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