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[–] wahming@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was my point. Because the majority of their income is not assessable, they don't fall into the top category of earners. That category is just filled with actual workers.

[–] cendawanita@monyet.cc 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, the actually wealthy have their assets tied up not in personal holdings. By any simple metric that is being thought of, the first impacted are salaried/employed/contracted workers (since taxable income is a usual source of yardstick)