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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I see this become apparent on social media every so often and it's really just depressing how widespread the misunderstanding is.

51% of Americans who were polled in a 2021 survey agreed with the statement that "You pay your marginal tax rate on all of your income".

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thanks! 18th century historians making shit the fuck up is not too surprising, but i hadn't heard about this falsehood yet.

18th century RETVRN bros wanted to trash everything that came after the Roman Empire.

Yeah everything had to fit the Gibbons-esque take about falling into "decadence" and becoming "soft" and "Eastern" shudder

It sucks how pervasive that shit is. It sucks that it was still worming around in my head! Lol