The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
www.propublica.org
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
  • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If people got one of these guys and lynched them as a warning, maybe something might possibly have an iota of a chance of changing. That’s what needs to be done.

  • Part4@infosec.pub
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    5 days ago

    While all getting richer on massive government contracts paid for by other people’s tax.

    (Actually I don’t know about Buffett. Musk’s wealth being built on government money is well known. Amazon staff on food stamps constitutes government welfare on a massive scale, never mind the inducements Amazon get for placing distribution centres in whichever district etc etc etc.)

    • Seaguy05@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Walmart and McDonald’s have been shown to do the same. Employees on food stamps to subsidize pay.