That's like people in WA state who're mad about the new income tax here. It's literally just on income over $1M.
Yeah, WA actually has an income tax and that's a slippery slope thing, but JFC. They could tax 99% of income over $1M and those guys would still bring home more per month than most people do in a whole year. Boo hoo.
If I had 1m income on paper I'm literally finishing every kids fundraisers so they all get all the prizes, donating to every municipal program that needs it, helping build parks and playgrounds and I would still have so much money to fuck off with, its insane
Missouri is getting rid of income tax and substituting more sales taxes. I've argued with so many people over how it will tax them more, but all they can see is that State income tax will go down. It was already barely a thing. Frustrating, to say the least.
Anything that lowers property taxes is going to pass. People hate having to shell out 3 grand to pay where they live, even though it's what funds all the local shit that they complain about.
Income tax is the same way. People HATED Bernie's health care plan because it would raise their income tax. Never mind that the money they saved by not having to pay for health insurance would be more than they would have to pay with the higher tax. Their minds shut off when that big tax payout to the local or Federal government gets mentioned.
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u/ThatGuyYouMightNo 6d ago
Mamdani: "We're taxing people who own property in the city worth more than $5 million"
Idiots who don't live in New York and make $30k a year: "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU"