Message from @turtwig

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farting is normal

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2018-10-26 16:58:21 UTC  

all 4 meals served simultaneously, like a boss

2018-10-26 17:09:37 UTC  

Found at my local gas station

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372507611284766722/505427796596752385/IMG_20181026_130908.jpg

2018-10-26 17:11:25 UTC  

I always thought this was correct gas station procedure

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372507611284766722/505428251112636416/50d965d7cf682159bd00853e762c6e76f5fcbefb.gif

2018-10-26 17:13:35 UTC  

good evening

2018-10-26 17:13:39 UTC  

So my local media is trying to push a progressive tax policy by reframing our current tax structure as "regressive" because rich people buy less stuff.

2018-10-26 17:14:43 UTC  

wat

2018-10-26 17:15:04 UTC  

rich people still buy consumables like everyone else

2018-10-26 17:15:33 UTC  

citation needed

2018-10-26 17:15:42 UTC  

Its oregon it makes sense

2018-10-26 17:15:47 UTC  

they dont need to poop

2018-10-26 17:15:55 UTC  

No, this is Washingtons tax system

2018-10-26 17:15:58 UTC  

no toilet paper

2018-10-26 17:16:15 UTC  

Oregon and Washington are 2 sides of same coin

2018-10-26 17:17:07 UTC  

So it's: Rich people buy less stuff relative to their income, so poor people are unfairly impacted by the universal tax structure, thus it is regressive

2018-10-26 17:18:10 UTC  

Every day another newspaper pops up in my feed pushing this narrative, all week

2018-10-26 17:19:11 UTC  

<:thronk:441701565607444482>

2018-10-26 17:19:15 UTC  

i think rich people buy less stuff is the actual solution to being poor

2018-10-26 17:19:36 UTC  

UNROLL THE TADPOLE <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNCLOG THE FROG <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNLOAD THE TOAD <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNINHIBIT THE RIBBIT <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNSTICK THE LICK <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNIMPRISON THE AMPHIBIAN <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNMUTE THE NEWT <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> UNBENCH THE KENCH <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> PERMIT THE KERMIT <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506> DEFOG THE POLLIWOG <:pepe_smug:378719408341909506>

2018-10-26 17:19:45 UTC  

rich people spend less of their income is significantly more accurate

2018-10-26 17:19:56 UTC  

they're still spending more money overall than poor people

2018-10-26 17:20:01 UTC  

and thus paying more tax overall

2018-10-26 17:20:09 UTC  

especially if subject to income tax

2018-10-26 17:20:43 UTC  

Yes, but this isn't about "facts" this is about manipulating numbers to get your policy in place.

2018-10-26 17:20:55 UTC  
2018-10-26 17:20:57 UTC  

@turtwig There's no income tax lol

2018-10-26 17:21:00 UTC  

why people gotta be self destructive and dumb

2018-10-26 17:21:10 UTC  

@Fitzydog hence "if subject to"

2018-10-26 17:21:22 UTC  

we pay tax when we earn our money, we pay tax when we spend our money

2018-10-26 17:21:29 UTC  

we pay tax just for existing

2018-10-26 17:22:23 UTC  

Iโ€™m almost surprised you donโ€™t have a tax for being white

2018-10-26 17:22:24 UTC  

I don't remember what the threshold is but if you earn over a certain amount here you pay 50% supertax on your income

2018-10-26 17:22:33 UTC  

rich people spend less of their income because theyre spending more of their time working <:makes_you_think:382980749780844554>

2018-10-26 17:23:22 UTC  

At the rate people are pushing progressive tax policies to make the system more โ€œfairโ€

2018-10-26 17:23:30 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/372507611284766722/505431292033105921/Screenshot_20181026-182311_Chrome.jpg

2018-10-26 17:23:33 UTC  

45% sorry

2018-10-26 17:23:38 UTC  

I'm almost excited for the economy to collapse at this point, so some of us can start over and codify tax rates at a permanent rate

2018-10-26 17:23:55 UTC  

45 percent is stupid

2018-10-26 17:24:07 UTC  

even if it is on money over 150k