• DillyDaily@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Percentages don’t scale well into the billions, you will still need brackets.

    A billionaire can give away 98% of their wealth and still comfortably be a multi millionare.

    A full time cashier on the minimum wage can barely even survive on 100% of their wage. When it comes to living a healthy fulfilling life, If they contribute just 5% of their wage to tax they are sacrificing far more a billionaire paying 98% tax would be.