21 Millionaires In Congress Helped 25 Billionaires Pay Almost Nothing In Taxes

[Nostra]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

who is more likely to give you a job...some worthless welfare lifer...or a billionaire

A job? That's funny.

 

[Nostra]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Saw that segment on CNN. Seems our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth. So yup, a mechanic, plumber etc. pay more, percentage wise, in taxes than billionaires do. Since billionaires don't punch a clock for a living they avoid taxes. If you propose a wealth tax of say 10% to compensate for that, watch the republicans howl.

47% of wage earners pay zero income taxes.

 

[JWBooth]

Paying taxes is the most patriotic thing I do.

Funny notion of bragging rights ya got there.

 

[JWBooth]

Saw that segment on CNN. Seems our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth. So yup, a mechanic, plumber etc. pay more, percentage wise, in taxes than billionaires do. Since billionaires don't punch a clock for a living they avoid taxes. If you propose a wealth tax of say 10% to compensate for that, watch the republicans howl.

47% of wage earners pay zero income taxes.

53% are suckers.

 

[progressive hunter]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

50% of wage earners pay nothing in income taxs and 22% get money back,,,
so I dont understand your anger,, its every americans god given right to pay as little as possible in taxs,,

STARVE THE BEAST SO IT DIES A HORRIBLE DEATH,,

 

[Devils_Advocate]

They've worked sooooooo hard for their money.....that is funny.

Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and a few others did including Bloomberg…

 

[Ben Thomson]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Saw that segment on CNN. Seems our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth. So yup, a mechanic, plumber etc. pay more, percentage wise, in taxes than billionaires do. Since billionaires don't punch a clock for a living they avoid taxes. If you propose a wealth tax of say 10% to compensate for that, watch the republicans howl.

47% of wage earners pay zero income taxes.

Wow..how do they avoid federal tax and FICA deductions every paycheck.?

 

[skews13]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Saw that segment on CNN. Seems our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth. So yup, a mechanic, plumber etc. pay more, percentage wise, in taxes than billionaires do. Since billionaires don't punch a clock for a living they avoid taxes. If you propose a wealth tax of say 10% to compensate for that, watch the republicans howl.

yep. They’re the most unAmerican traitors among us. The true enemy within. The Constitution very specifically directs Congress to lay and collect taxes. Not paying them is not an option, because you don’t like to pay them.

Whats interesting is half the morons in this thread think billionaires cheating their way out of not paying them, is a winning issue for them.

 

[Flash]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

I doubt there is a billionaire in the US that doesn't pay more in taxes in one day than most Moon Bats make in their lives.

 

[Nostra]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Saw that segment on CNN. Seems our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth. So yup, a mechanic, plumber etc. pay more, percentage wise, in taxes than billionaires do. Since billionaires don't punch a clock for a living they avoid taxes. If you propose a wealth tax of say 10% to compensate for that, watch the republicans howl.

47% of wage earners pay zero income taxes.

Wow..how do they avoid federal tax and FICA deductions every paycheck.?

I said income taxes. Didn't say anything about FICA.

Standard deductions and the EITC often gets them a refund over and above any FICA and income taxes, and this goes back to a 2009 study, well before Trump doubled their standard deduction.

 

[Nostra]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Saw that segment on CNN. Seems our tax system is set up to tax income, not wealth. So yup, a mechanic, plumber etc. pay more, percentage wise, in taxes than billionaires do. Since billionaires don't punch a clock for a living they avoid taxes. If you propose a wealth tax of say 10% to compensate for that, watch the republicans howl.

yep. They’re the most unAmerican traitors among us. The true enemy within. The Constitution very specifically directs Congress to lay and collect taxes. Not paying them is not an option, because you don’t like to pay them.

Whats interesting is half the morons in this thread think billionaires cheating their way out of not paying them, is a winning issue for them.

So you think the 47% who pay no income taxes should have to pay. Are you looking for a flat tax on everyone?

 

[Blues Man]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

You do understand that a person's net worth is not the same as that person's income don't you?

And anyone can hold their assets on stocks and bonds but that doesn't avoid taxes it merely delays them until a profit or loss is realized from the sale of those assets.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

These so-called billionaires aren’t wage earners. They have no income to be taxed.

Dividends?

How much did the billionaires earn in income?

Depends on how much they get in dividends.

Are Dividends Taxed?
In short, yes. The IRS considers dividends to be income, so you usually need to pay tax on them. Even if you reinvest all of your dividends directly back into the same company or fund that paid you the dividends, you will pay taxes.

What part of dividends not taxed as earned income do you not understand. I even put up a tax table of qualified dividends to show the little secret the Progressive rats on the hill enjoy.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Thank you Joe Biden for those votes to pass the tax laws the last 40 years!

 

[initforme]

People here defend the wealthy and loathe the poor and middle class. It's an immense hatred.

 

[badbob85037]

Uber wealthy people have zero clue what average workers go through. Yet we elect them. It's truly a phenomena. I'm waiting for a poor fella to run and make the wealthy shudder.

Everybody rag in on the next guy. Hew do you expect Joe to destroy the Second Amendment allowing him to trash the rest without your hard earned tax dollars? I mean come on. That razor wire and all his body guards cost money and those plane tickets, section 8 housing, job training, emergency cash, rest homes for the elderly, transportation, food, medical, and government dependency of illegal democRats cost money too. If you don't pay with your tax dollar who will? It's your duty to fund the push to socialism as our founders twirl in the grave. Isn't how for a Federal Government allowed to do 35 things by the Constitution has over 200 agencies. No one knows the number for sure but you can bet at least 3 of them know when you shit, how much it weights and how you lowered it.

 

[TNHarley]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

Why do you duopoly dumbfucks bitch about the very things you vote for?
Its like the collective IQ of you dem and repub cultists is 30. Fuckin idiots.

 

[easyt65]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

What is that the Democrats keep saying about 'everyone needs to pay their 'fair share' when they continually wage their 'Class Warfare' in which the Middle Classis assaulted over and over in an attempt to eliminate the Middle Class completely and leave only The Elites and the Poor?!

 

[Aldo Raine]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

As a wage earner myself I can still say, I am not a hypocrite.

The rich can afford tax attorneys and legal advice to not pay taxes within the law. If I could afford to not pay taxes i would do exactly the same thing because I am not a hypocrite. No one here, not even you, would pay taxes if they were able to not to. No one wants to pay taxes.

The rich can afford things I can't. Trips around the world, fancy cars, nice houses, and the ability to pay little to no taxes. It's a perk of being rich. Hell I'm middle class and I can do a lot of things poor people can't afford to do. It's the way things go.

Not arguing those points, arguing about fixing a tax system that is broken and in favor of the uber wealthy and corporations.
MAGA

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Propublica is out with another blockbuster story on the IRS and who isn't paying their taxes—25 billionaires, among the world's richest people, one of whom even manipulated the system so much he got a $4,000 tax credit for his children.

The consequences are stark. As of 2018, the 25 billionaires were collectively worth $1.1 trillion. It would require the combined wealth of 14.3 million regular wage earners to equal that. Those wage earners paid $143 billion in taxes in 2018. Those holding $1.1 trillion that year paid $1.9 billion. Here's the really frustrating part: "billionaires don’t have to evade taxes exotically and illicitly — they can avoid them routinely and legally." They hold their wealth in dividends, stocks, bonds, and other investments that are taxed at lower rates than wages.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

www.propublica.org

So wage earners should pay more in taxes than billionaires? 100 times more?

As a wage earner myself I can still say, I am not a hypocrite.

The rich can afford tax attorneys and legal advice to not pay taxes within the law. If I could afford to not pay taxes i would do exactly the same thing because I am not a hypocrite. No one here, not even you, would pay taxes if they were able to not to. No one wants to pay taxes.

The rich can afford things I can't. Trips around the world, fancy cars, nice houses, and the ability to pay little to no taxes. It's a perk of being rich. Hell I'm middle class and I can do a lot of things poor people can't afford to do. It's the way things go.

Not arguing those points, arguing about fixing a tax system that is broken and in favor of the uber wealthy and corporations.
MAGA

The rich pay higher rates than you do. Fact.