iceonfire1@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•In Most States, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Higher Tax Rates Than Top 1%.
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2 months agoThis article claims they pay a higher effective tax rate, not more in taxes. A citizen working the same position would pay even more in taxes since they would also have to pay income tax.
Maybe the headline should be that sales + other flat taxes are becoming an increasing burden for low income workers. This is the problem for the illegal immigrants in the study, and even more of a problem for citizens who earn the same amount.
Probably he’s on a diet and his wife won’t let him eat more than 1 order of meatballs.