# Stop coddling the rich

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**Created:** [August 15, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-coddling-the-rich/259979 "2011-08-15T15:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![elmalouno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@elmalouno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/elmalouno)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-coddling-the-rich/259979/20 "2011-08-16T20:08:45Z")

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> [@WTB: beginner bike](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-beginner-bike/44505/14):
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> The top 1% of earners pay 40% of all taxes, I would say that’s more than fair.

This figure does not pertain to your argument, it does however illustrate your understanding of the matter.

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