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> Meanwhile, everybody pays taxes so we have the data we need to not use racial discrimination.

Actually, the very wealthy _don't_ pay a ton in taxes, depending on how their wealth is invested and distributed.

What wealthy folks often do is to take lending against their assets, giving them liquidity. This is not taxable income.




This little argument is a great summary of what's going on in our society: the rich are shifting the public attention from their wealth to skin color of the poor. "Weath is hard to quantify and we should stop talking about it, while skin color is very apparent and the Social Justice Book we've given to you clearly states that skin color is more important than money."


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> Your take on taxes is incorrect

It isn't, at least in the US. Straight from the horse's mouth: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2021/09/23/new-...

Talk to your friends in Wealth Management, they can confirm. Tax minimization via loopholes is active and thriving.




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