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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 day ago (6 children)

As a programmer and my wife is a doctor, I'm in the upper brackets. But I don't care. Also happy to see the millionaires losing even more money!

In my eyes, $3000 goes a long way for someone struggling!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago

That's because anyone with even a shred of empathy would rather live in a healthy society for relatively cheap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

If I didn't have to pay taxes, I could buy a house and stop paying rent. I'm above median.

Neither plan is good.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I am in upper brackets, too - I’m happy to pay more if someone who is struggling doesn’t have to.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Dodging taxes is unpatriotic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

So have a look at what amount of taxes the rich in the US (don't) pay, and you know how patriotic they are.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Based and "unfunded tax cuts are theft" pilled

Sorry for the brain rot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I think intentionally avoiding taxes should be a very serious crime. It's stealing from everyone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

I guess I am too, maybe it’s my nouveau-ness (not that I’m anywhere near “rich”), but I don’t understand why the attitude isn’t “just go make more money”? (Keeping in mind we’re talking about people who don’t need the money for subsistence and are clearly capable of generating cash)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

It's not losing, it's sharing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Same. Oh no I’ll have to cook at home a few more times per year. How will I survive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I would pay less under Trump and so would everyone in my area. The brackets that would pay less under Kamala can't afford to live here. Still a very blue area.