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minus-squareDarkFuture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days agoYeah, but we did tax the everloving fuck out of the grotesquely wealthy, which made for a stronger middle class. That was before they realized they could just pay our traitorous politicians pocket change to lower their tax rate.
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agothey always knew, they just stopped for a bit while the state fixed things up for the new deal. then back to the ouroboros dance of capitalism.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI mean, this was before digital currencies. No one was actually registering every hand-written transaction. Everyone who owned a business big or small was definitely not paying the correct share
Yeah, but we did tax the everloving fuck out of the grotesquely wealthy, which made for a stronger middle class.
That was before they realized they could just pay our traitorous politicians pocket change to lower their tax rate.
they always knew, they just stopped for a bit while the state fixed things up for the new deal. then back to the ouroboros dance of capitalism.
I mean, this was before digital currencies. No one was actually registering every hand-written transaction. Everyone who owned a business big or small was definitely not paying the correct share