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[–] -4 points 20 hours ago (6 children)

Actually I just missed it, no need to wonder any longer. Yes, taxing the wealthy is a good idea. However, France already has a pretty high tax rate, so there's a limit how far that can go and how much can be funded with it.

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  • [–] 3 points 19 hours ago* (3 children)

    The percentage is the limit. that is not a number limit. it is essentially a structure to protect this exact damage to an economy we are feeling as a result of the the rich being unchecked and unhinged for far too long. there is only so far you can float an economy on so little until it collapses.

    And...you missed it?

    How??

    it was their answer to you asking "i wonder what their answer is"

    stop bringing down the comment curve. it is super trolly.

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  • [–] -1 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

    The percentage is the limit. that is not a number limit.

    I don't understand what this means. In fact, the whole paragraph makes little sense to me. But it sounds very confident.

    And…you missed it? How??

    Dude, I'm old and doing many things at once. Probably focused more on their social programs part. However, in the big picture it doesn't change the fact that you can only increase taxes to a certain point. If that's not enough, there's not many places to look for left.

    it was their answer to you asking “i wonder what their answer is”

    Yes, and it was a decent answer. I would like to see some numbers how it would work. Being angry is easy, being careful about a country's economy is not. And I'm in no way against the protests, I believe they have a good reason to do so. I'm just curious about the end game here.

    stop bringing down the comment curve. it is super trolly.

    What's a comment curve now?

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  • [–] 1 point 19 hours ago (1 child)

    Gotta rework how taxes are calculated. The mega rich just take out loans so they never have to pay capital gain tax. That loopholes gotta be closed

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  • [–] 1 point 19 hours ago

    Yes. I don't know how many billionaires France has, but it's in any case too many. They should be taxed heavily.

    However, social programs are really really expensive. It would be interesting to see where the tax rates should be set in order to cover a meaningful increase in social spending.

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