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Taxing the Wealth of the Rich and Powerful

There's been more of a conversation, at least a willingness to begin the conversation of higher taxes on the wealthy. The debate is happening inside of the houses of the wealthy and powerful. According to forbes, america's richest 25 people, so worth rise a collective 401 billion dollars between 20 14 and 20 18. They paid a total of 13 point six billion dollars in federal income taxes in those five years. So clearly they are getting away with murder. But the son is not happy about his father these sorts of things.

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