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catalogia on Nov 18, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time

Or, instead of privatizing roads, the maintenance of roads could be paid for by taxes and the wealthy could be made to pay higher taxes. Crazy, I know.

briandear on Nov 18, 2019 [–]

The wealthy already pay the majority of taxes.

travisporter on Nov 18, 2019 | [–]

What does that mean? It’s like saying the human body is mostly water; the devil is on the details. Should we all just pay a fixed amount?

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