Tryk
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While this one was on page 3-4 and the other post is (stilL) on the first page.
It is no surprise to me that an organization originally founded by the chairman of General Motors, the president of Standard Oil and their like [0] is able to conclude:
>"The top 1 percent of Americans today do not face an unusually low tax burden, by historical standards."
Which is a wild claim to make.
Nice that you find the somewhat honest footnote, but you're citing what is essentially an opinion piece from a conservative think tank.
I am not familiar with the particulars, but I am sure there is information published by the union explaining their position in more detail.
I reject your suggestion that I am ignorant how unions operate. I have been a member of a union for many years. Larger decisions are decided by voting.
Like democracy, unions are not perfect. But historically unions have been effective at negotiating rights for workers (weekends, 8hour workdays etc.)
I would argue they are one of the few ways labour has been able to impact policy and law.
In the US, the top federal rate was around 90% through the 1940s and early 1960s, then 70% through the 1970s.
https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-do-federal-inc...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2025/12/29/do...
Allowing people to nominate representatives to argue policy is the foundation of representative democracy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablation_(artificial_intellige...
Why is it so hard to write out an acronym once...
You called the fact I raised a "tired talking point" and referenced a contentious source. While they do cite serious academics, they seem to draw their own conclusions in the text; unburdened by their references.