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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf they can afford to buy Twitter, they can afford to pay their fair share in taxes
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If they can afford to buy Twitter, they can afford to pay their fair share in taxes (Original Post)
dalton99a
Apr 2022
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BlueJac
(7,838 posts)1. We can't do that...
All politicians probably get lots a $ from, you know campaign donations!
whathehell
(29,067 posts)2. Yes and HELL YES!
Lovie777
(12,295 posts)3. Also Democrats . . ..
GQP platform for mid-term is to raise taxes on middle class and poor and heck it is already happening in Texas and Florida.
Zeitghost
(3,863 posts)4. Elon pays a relatively low income tax
Because he often has very little income. He can go years without selling his stocks for cash to live on. I don't see how a minimum billionaire income tax will affect that.
LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)5. They would prefer to buy Twitter in an attempt to help...
their results in the elections of 2022 and 2024.
pwb
(11,280 posts)7. Fuckin Aye.
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LizBeth
(9,952 posts)8. If they have millions and certainly billions, they can afford to pay taxes. Full stop!