I seriously don’t get why rich people aren’t being taxed anywhere close to what they should be. You’ve got billionaires who pay a lower effective tax rate than regular working folks, and somehow, that’s perfectly fine? They get away with using tax loopholes, offshore accounts, and everything in between while the rest of us are stuck paying our full share.

We keep hearing politicians talk about how we “can’t afford” better healthcare, education, or social programs, but it’s pretty clear where the money could come from. It’s not rocket science: tax the ultra-rich! They’re hoarding absurd amounts of wealth, wealth that could actually be used to improve society. But instead, it’s just sitting there, accumulating more and more, while everyone else struggles.

What really gets me is the argument that if we tax the rich, they’ll just stop “creating jobs” or that the economy will somehow implode. Newsflash: they’re not creating jobs out of the goodness of their hearts. They do it because it makes them even more money. Meanwhile, the middle and lower classes are funding everything with what little we have, and we’re expected to just accept this?

It’s just infuriating. The system is rigged, and the fact that we let the wealthiest get away with not paying their fair share is one of the biggest scams out there. ​