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@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-09 02:48:37

💢 Public backing for taxes falls when unfairness exposed
#taxes

Public backing for taxes falls when unfairness exposed
Public support for broad-based taxation risks eroding when voters learn that the super-rich pay lower tax rates than ordinary citizens, according to new research co-authored by King's academics.

@jamie@boothcomputing.social
2026-03-07 18:00:17

Why the hell would you give me a W-2 where copying is disabled in the PDF? Do you like typos?
#Taxes

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-02-21 01:53:07

#USpol #Norway #taxes #tax

screenshot of a post by chrislundartist:

It's hilarious when Americans pity my Norwegian tax rate.

And yes. We pay more to the state.

In return we get free healthcare, free college, and 49 weeks of fully paid parental leave. We do not have to crowd-fund our cancer treatments. Your 'low taxes' just mean you pay private corporations a premium for the privilege of still going broke when you get sick.

Our system is an investment in human dignity. Yours is a GoFundMe waiting to happen. The m…