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Re:IRS records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax by zhoujianfu on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @10:08AM (#27435396)
What if the government purposely targeted relatively high inflation by printing money (and distributing it to all as a UBI).

Inflation seems like a pretty efficient wealth tax… and if the money is distributed fairly as a UBI that would cancel out the benefits that the wealthy have vs regular people to protect against inflation.

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Re:IRS records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax by RyanHamilton on Sunday June 20, 2021 @09:37AM (#27569817)
They would purchase inflation proof assets e.g. property. Then increase the rent every year in line with inflation.
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