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    5 months ago

    Every penny they make is taxed to Uncle Sam

    There is no where near a 100% income tax rate LMFAO. Obviously nonsense claims do not make a good argument.

    If he campaigns on this,

    MAKE INFLATION GREAT AGAIN

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      5 months ago

      I think they mean they tax based on their total income not they collect the entire income

      Canada does the same thing for people abroad

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        5 months ago

        Marginal tax rates are based on adjusted gross income, type of income, and amount of income. Common adjustments include tax credits, tax free income adjustments, and deductions.

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            No they don’t. The standard exemption for fiscal year 2024 is $14,600 for every single filer, regardless of total income. The first $14,600 is literally not taxed.

            There’s also many credits that do not take income into account at all.

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              5 months ago

              Brackets are how your total income is broken up. Your total income is still relevant so they know when to stop taxing

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            5 months ago

            Even if he meant that his hyperbole is still wrong. Every penny is not taken into account since all amounts are rounding to the nearest dollar.

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      5 months ago

      It’s somewhat accurate to say “every penny they make is taxABLE to Uncle Sam” which is different from saying 100% tax rate. Americans living outside the US still need to file a tax return and report all their income, and pay tax on it to the US, even if it is from a foreign source. That said they could claim the foreign tax credit if they paid tax to a foreign regime on that income already, or the foreign income exclusion under some circumstances which would reduce their taxable income to the US.

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        It’s somewhat accurate to say “every penny they make is taxABLE to Uncle Sam”

        It’s completely meaningless but hyperbolic to say that because that’s the way taxes work in every country. No country randomly ignores random amounts of income from taxation. Also, there is the concept of tax exempt income and the fact that pennies and dollar fractions are completely ignored on tax forms.

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          4 months ago

          Calm down professor. The US is one of the only countries in the world to tax worldwide income, even if they are a nonresident of the US. That is NOT how it works in every country.

          Here’s a pretty good article about it from the WSJ if you want to educate yourself on the subject: https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-WB-34630

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            The US is one of the only countries in the world to tax worldwide income, even if they are a nonresident of the US.

            We all know that and this is not what is being discussed genius.

            That is NOT how it works in every country.

            Taking into considering “every penny” of your income IS how it works in every country.