• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Annual revenue is roughly $4.71 trillion for FY23. I can’t be sure if that includes the $500 million, but if we were to add it to the total revenue, it would be $4.7105, or roughly one tenth of one percent of the total. It’s also roughly 1-2% of the amount rich people owe that they aren’t paying.

    Imagine if you ate at a restaurant with a large group, and when the bill came, it was $14,700. Everyone ponied up, but you were short on what you owed by $100. So you say, “let me run to my car because I have some extra money there.” You come back in with a dollar and two quarters.

    Should we be excited? Is that a significant portion of what you owe? Is that a significant portion if the bill?

    https://www.businessinsider.com/rich-people-tax-evasion-owe-billions-returns-2023-10?op=1

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      10 months ago

      So you’re complaining that the rich are starting to pay their taxes and we gained half a billion them.

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        10 months ago

        I’m complaining that the rich aren’t paying their taxes, and they are pretending that pocket change is a good start.

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          10 months ago

          On a report of the rich beginning to pay their taxes, you are complaining that they aren’t paying their taxes.

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            10 months ago

            That’s my fucking point! THIS ISN’T A REPORT THAT THE RICH ARE BEGINNING TO PAY THEIR TAXES!! This is a report that the rich are continuing to get away with the overwhelming majority of their tax fraud.

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      10 months ago

      Its a good start! Lets send them all digging through their cars. Especially when we know that each of these people actually has far more than a few coins that fell between the seats.

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        10 months ago

        Fuck that, let’s just repossess their Lambos, Ferraris, Bugattis and whatever other gold plated platinum bullshit they own and sell it.

        Why are we asking for loose change?

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        10 months ago

        No, it’s not a good start. This isn’t fucking day one of taxes existing. Tax fraud is theft from everyone else. They owe all of it. Not 1%, not 1.5%, not 2%. They are deep in the hole, and have been for decades. This is 98% continuing tax fraud. A thief that only takes 98% of your wallet is not starting down the path to righteousness.

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          10 months ago

          Haha. Well, I agree with you. I think they should pay 100%. I’m saying that its good that the needle is moving.