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Source: Jacobin

7/20/2021

The U.S. Tax Code Should Not Allow Billionaires to Exist

by Josh Mound

There have been historical precursors to the recent ProPublica report on the extremely low taxes paid by the ultrawealthy. Will this revelation lead to more lasting changes in the tax code that thwart the hoarding of wealth?

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The U.S. Tax Code Should Not Allow Billionaires to Exist

by Josh Mound