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2024-11-28 11:27:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8CF0D06DC94BC12E923C256F48CB0A8B9EF1340B080E22B045B380185DEC6C6F
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The US government ran a $1.7 trillion deficit in 2023 Billionaires received $1.8 trillion in income from 2010-2018, taxed at 8.2%, so even a 90% income tax on billionaires for 8 years wouldn’t cover the federal deficit for a single year. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59727 https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/09/23/what-is-the-average-federal-individual-income-tax-rate-on-the-wealthiest-americans/
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