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Re:The 1% hide their money offshore, then use it to corrupt ... by deelowe on Monday April 11, 2016 @12:32PM (#11472771)
I get the feeling that this narrative is being told on purpose. The "1%" gets penalized for this stuff and the ".1%" just works around it.
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Re:The 1% hide their money offshore, then use it to corrupt ... by dnautics on Monday April 11, 2016 @12:49PM (#11472958)
Eventually, the punishments meted out to the 1% creep down brackets to the middle class. My dad was furious when he was subjected to the amt the first time, "I worked hard all my life for this??"
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Re:The 1% hide their money offshore, then use it to corrupt ... by deelowe on Monday April 11, 2016 @02:17PM (#11473851)
Additionally, much of the middle class would be surprised by just how close to that "1%" they actually are. Especially when the discussion swings between net worth, gross income, and net income.
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