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Mother Jones | It’s the Inequality Stupid
Great charts showing the income inequality in the US.  The bottom chart struck me the most because payroll tax is a regressive tax, which means that poor people pay relatively more than rich people.  While the dramatic decrease in corporate taxes just reinforces the idea that the US gov’t has been hijacked by corporations at the determent of the 99%.

Mother Jones | It’s the Inequality Stupid

Great charts showing the income inequality in the US.  The bottom chart struck me the most because payroll tax is a regressive tax, which means that poor people pay relatively more than rich people.  While the dramatic decrease in corporate taxes just reinforces the idea that the US gov’t has been hijacked by corporations at the determent of the 99%.

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