• TehBamski@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    For starters, the mormon church doesn’t house or assist directly with housing over a million people like the US government does. (I couldn’t find accurate stats to use, so I used an educated guess.)

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      2 months ago

      Also the Mormons don’t have a military to pay for (anymore).

      Generally, it’s just shallow Little-Utah thoughtless nonsense though… also about par for the course.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    But there isn’t a national 50% tax band in America, is there? Not even if you’re earning $1b.

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      2 months ago

      The highest tax rate on income is 37%. The effective tax rate of the people who have income in that bracket is significantly lower.

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        2 months ago

        You’re only considering federal income tax. There’s also state income tax, sales tax, property tax, social security, and other state taxes. It’s nearly 50% in many cases.