• ThePantser
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    1 day ago

    Or if they had profit sharing, that actually used to be a thing.

    • neukenindekeuken
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      23 hours ago

      People all collectively forgot that that was the piece that made America great in the 50s.

      • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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        iirc in the 50s the us taxed rich people out of 90% of their wealth.

        obviously they rolled that back because they werent deposed like they should be, but really makes you think.

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          Officially this was the case, but nobody really paid that. Capital gains were still around 20%, around where they’re at today, and that’s how most of them got wealthy.