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Miles Archer

(24,303 posts) Mon May 18, 2026, 06:00 PM 3 hrs ago

Could someone explain to the NYT that expecting the wealthy to pay a fair share in taxes is not "SOAKING THE RICH?"

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It’s just absolutely insane to watch them do this intentional sabotage thing right out in the open

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Could someone explain to the NYT that expecting the wealthy to pay a fair share in taxes is not "SOAKING THE RICH?" (Original Post) Miles Archer 3 hrs ago OP

Only the peasants are supposed to be soaked. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #1

They have to be soaked dweller 3 hrs ago #2

It's the other way around: no_hypocrisy 2 hrs ago #3

I paid more in income taxes than 88 of the country's richest corporations. Midnight Writer 1 hr ago #4

The NYT is a rubbish newspaper GenThePerservering 38 min ago #5

Irish_Dem

(82,312 posts)

1. Only the peasants are supposed to be soaked.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:01 PM

3 hrs ago

The rich are special.

dweller

(28,668 posts)

2. They have to be soaked

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:09 PM

3 hrs ago

to be able to trickle down on us …

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no_hypocrisy

(55,371 posts)

3. It's the other way around:

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 06:22 PM

2 hrs ago

Reagan, both Bushes, and Trump took OUR money and gave it to the Super Rich.

We want OUR money back!

Midnight Writer

(25,735 posts)

4. I paid more in income taxes than 88 of the country's richest corporations.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 08:02 PM

1 hr ago

I paid more in income taxes this year than Donald Trump pays in 5 years.

And I can't even afford new tires for my 20-year-old pick-up truck.

GenThePerservering

(3,707 posts)

5. The NYT is a rubbish newspaper

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 08:33 PM

38 min ago

and almost no one here will miss Starfucks.

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