Re: Bad for the US I suppose
Why not? They already pay a lot more tax than the rest of us and likely no-one actually 'earns' $500M in actual money a year. Lots of people spout that the rich should 'pay their fair share' but can never answer what constitutes 'rich' or 'fair share'. And usually the people spouting this are already really quite rich (Elizabeth Warren, Bernie, AOC) compared to the average and you know full well they will never vote for anything that will cost them money. This 'politics of envy' 'we must tax the rich' would fund the US govt for maybe a few days until the money runs dry again and all the rich people have sodded off. There is a reason Europe has very few really rich people and mega tech companies turning over billions and billions.... its all about the tax!
Um.. No they don't. Check out any report by anyone other than the heritage society (who act for the multi-millionaires)
Here's one. There are many: https://archive.is/20241008122541/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html
You grossly underestimate the wealth they have horded. You are also ignoring the greatest wealth disparity ever, and the fact that they lobby for laws that favour them. Mark my words, taxing them isn't charity. They are stealing from the American people that actually created that wealth.
Your European comparison is bogus, too. Do you really think the only reason Facebook and google etc. exist is because the owners pay less tax than you? Do you think Sergey and Zuck wouldn't have done what they did if they had to pay slightly more tax?
Do you think that the slave-like work balance in the USA, coupled with the minimum workers rights has any influence on things?
Still, as an obviously selfish "I'll be a future multi-millionaire" type, you've already swallowed the coolaid. You're simping after the very people that are screwing you.
And Trump DID try to lower the price of insulin and epi pens in 2020.
Only some of them: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/the-facts-about-the-35-insulin-copay-cap-in-medicare/
And Trump has NOT affected the price of insulin in his latest changes.
https://nypost.com/2020/05/26/trump-cuts-cost-of-insulin-for-medicare-enrollees-to-35-a-month/
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/insulin-cap-medicare-unaffected-by-trump-order-prescription-drug-costs-2025-01-28/
... which is EXACTLY what I said in the very post you replied to. So, thanks for confirming that MAGAs, like Trump, rarely read beyond the headline. If you've got this far this time, congratulations!