Opinion | Here’s why Americans under 40 are so disillusioned with capitalism
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If business leaders want to reduce workers’ anxiety, they could start by helping to give them a secure retirement again.
  • panicnow@lemmy.world
    15·
    7 months ago

    Federal Tax Rates 2024 Tax Rate | For Single Filers

    10%      $0 to $11,600        
12%      $11,600 to $47,150
22%      $47,150 to $100,525
24%      $100,525 to $191,950 
32%      $191,950 to $243,725
35%      $243,725 to $609,350
37%      $609,350 or more

    Plus state/local taxes on top of that.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      16·
      7 months ago

      Ok, fine, there’s a step or two in the ”wealthy” category, but my point holds.

      • Why is someone who makes $X income taxed at the same rate as someone who makes (1,000 * $X) income?
      • Why can more wealthy pay lower taxes for different sources of wealth, and claim that “it’s not income”

      Plus state taxes usually have few to no brackets, and I’ve only heard of one having a millionaires tax

      • panicnow@lemmy.world
        11·
        7 months ago

        I wasn’t disputing your point—just throwing in a little extra info since I literally had that table open in a different tab (it’s April in America). I honestly doubt changing those rates would impact things much though. I think we need an asset tax (like the one that exists in most states for houses and that we call property tax) that impacts stocks. Probably a massive change in estate taxes too.