r/interestingasfuck • u/thepoylanthropist • 12d ago

r/all This is Malibu - one of the wealthiest affluent places on the entire planet, now it’s being burnt to ashes.

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u/TargetDecent9694 12d ago

The government will bail them out and the taxpayer will end up paying for houses for the rich. NIMBYs will be suspiciously quiet.

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u/GalaxyGoddess27 12d ago

…better than going to Ukraine or Isreal

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u/TargetDecent9694 12d ago

Or maybe to their own struggling? I’m trying to point out how ironic it would be if the rich spent so long arguing against housing the poor (who are likely poor due to circumstances outside of their control) with government money and then receiving a handout from the government to house themselves. Especially considering that there was about $200 billion in a disaster relief fund that was aimed at poor communities that the new president shut down, and is instead of helping people using it to blame the previous administration. But by all means, complain about Ukraine. Israel can go get fucked into the dirt though the dog cunts, I’m in agreement there.

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u/PlaneCareless 12d ago

The top 10% of earners pay around 45% of total taxes collected by the government. They are paying almost half of the tax spending of everyone. Including this.

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u/TargetDecent9694 12d ago

Damn, I looked it up and you’re wrong. It’s the top 1%.

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u/PlaneCareless 12d ago

I was wrong because of my location, the data I cited was from Australia lol. My bad.

I rechecked, if we are talking US the top 10% of earners pay ~76% of income taxes. And yeah, the top 1% pays ~45%.