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Re:The Rich Can't Get Richer Forever by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Sunday September 01, 2019 @01:40PM (#20853518)
The primary metric in OP is income inequality, which is historically high. You're primarily addressing wealth, which is connected, but not the same. Taxing inheritance will do very little towards income inequality.
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Re:The Rich Can't Get Richer Forever by advisedwang on Sunday September 01, 2019 @01:46PM (#20853562)
The very essence of capitalism is using wealth (ie capital) to gain income. A wealth tax very much would reduce inequality, both in wealth and income.
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