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[–] usul 7 points 4 points 11 points (+11|-7) ago
Grandma sells her house after grandpa dies so she can live in a small apartment. Tax the fuck out of granny, she's literally killing America.
[–] Someone-Somewhere 2 points 4 points 6 points (+6|-2) ago
Or you could adjust the rest of the taxes so that she paid less in income taxes before & after.
[–] [deleted] 4 points 3 points 7 points (+7|-4) ago
[–] Entomo ago (edited ago)
Why? Progressive tax rates are much more fair and result in living wages for more people. Well, except when all the loopholes are there for the extremely wealthy. Like in the US.
[–] wafflesid 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
So that we can pay more and the rich get taxed less. Yup..sounds like a republican plan to me.
[–] edistojim ago
Why tax her, she already paid tax on the money she paid for the home with.
[–] Maxcactus 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
It is not Grandma's stash that is causing the problem. It is the small fraction of the top one percent that he is talking about.
[–] incoming- 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
How do you pinpoint 'hard working american living the dream and investing responsively' and 'money bribing Monsanto CEO undermining the democratic process' on a spreadsheet and tax bracket?
You can't.