Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoForty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down15
arrow-up1453arrow-down1external-linkForty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxeswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoThe state doesn’t rely on office building taxes
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoNo, they rely upon taxing the landlords rent. Are you really this dense?
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoWhat? The vast majority of state income is from income taxes.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoAnd the landlord’s rent is what?
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoDepends on what the landlord is. Could be stock dividends, could all go towards more investment.
minus-squareTigrisMorte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI’m sorry, I didn’t realize I needed to list every single landlords profit and loss statement to point out that landlords make income via rent. Your fail is not as clever as you think you are.
The state doesn’t rely on office building taxes
No, they rely upon taxing the landlords rent. Are you really this dense?
What? The vast majority of state income is from income taxes.
And the landlord’s rent is what?
Depends on what the landlord is. Could be stock dividends, could all go towards more investment.
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I needed to list every single landlords profit and loss statement to point out that landlords make income via rent.
Your fail is not as clever as you think you are.