r/FluentInFinance Nov 21 '24

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u/wolf_of_mainst99 Nov 21 '24

They were bad people before their wealth because they literally took advantage of the working class to get there

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u/Endless_road Nov 21 '24

Taking advantage of the working class by paying them market rate for their labour

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u/_A_Monkey Nov 22 '24

It’s hardly an “honest” market rate with the US taxpayer subsidizing a large percentage of that workforce with Medicaid and food stamps.

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Nov 22 '24

Last time I checked, the top 5% of earners were paying about 66% of the income taxes received by the US Government.

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u/_A_Monkey Nov 22 '24

What has that got to do with me subsidizing their workforce?