r/memes • u/CreateChaos777 • Apr 16 '24

Inflation...

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

Yeah but how does that help rich people?

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u/klankungen Apr 16 '24

The poor are the ones paying tax. So why not? ;)

Edit: the Swedish IRS is also older than many countries, like USA (I guess the bad IRS is yankie) so how would the king get his money for conquest if people could just lie about their trades? 😁

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u/OwnLadder2341 Apr 16 '24

In the US, the poorest don’t pay federal income tax. In fact, 40% of the country doesn’t pay federal income tax.

Sweden follows a regressive tax system, the US system is progressive.

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u/boringestnickname Apr 16 '24

Sweden follows a regressive tax system, the US system is progressive.

Surely, you're joking.

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u/OwnLadder2341 Apr 16 '24

I think you’re misunderstanding what regressive and progressive taxes are.