The Treasury began accepting Venmo payments a few months ago. Last year, the government received $2.7 million in gifts to pay down the debt.
    • callouscomic@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 month ago

      The bottom half of US wage-earners pay net zero in federal income taxes. The top 10% pay the obscene majority of it.

      What I mean is it’s a safe bet that any random person whining about their federal tax dollars doesn’t actually pay much in, if any.