• Hapankaali@lemmy.world
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    8 个月前

    $500 billion is a sizable chunk of that $6.3 trillion, and it’s still only a 25% tax rate, and then only the “ultra-rich.”

    If one considers something more reasonable, like a 70% tax of income over $100,000, then you’re talking about more substantial amounts to really start catching up to top economies.

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      8 个月前

      500 billion over 10 years is not a sizeable chunk of a single year total.

      They spend more than that a year on “defense”.