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Episode 62: Progressive Taxation Makes Everyone Worse Off

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The Problem With Tax Breaks for the Rich

The average income in that top quintile is 250,000. So we are talking about pretty well-heeled people here. If you're going to dole out a tax break at all, that's the group it will fall to because the other groups buy larger net recipients. In a democratic republic, this becomes deeply problematic.

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