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Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by SiempreViernes on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @06:47PM (#41573688)
That's not true, Soviet communism generated wealthy elites just like any other dictatorship, they just didn't have formal wealth.
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Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by apetrov on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @07:41PM (#41574070)
It’s been very tightly intertwined with the position. When you retire, your wealth is gone, and sometimes retirement equals a purge. I wouldn’t call this being among the wealthy elite by any means. Today, you live in the center of Moscow, and tomorrow you’re an ‘enemy of the people’—good luck proving otherwise.
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Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by SiempreViernes on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:05PM (#41581657)
> and sometimes retirement equals a purge

That's just dictatorships man, you gotta keep playing the game well or you end up tortured to death in a salt mine.

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Re:The Double Irish Dutch Sandwich: End of a Tax Evasion Str... by tirant on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @05:21AM (#41577589)
That is right. Communism only brings wealth to those high in their political hierarchy.
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