Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working

Re:Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working by pqtyw on Saturday March 01, 2025 @01:20PM (#43221976)

> is of zero consequence to the lives of the lowest-wealth individuals

That wouldn't be the case if those at the top were taxed and more of their wealth transferred to those at the bottom.

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Re:Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working by listenallyall on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:05AM (#43227556)

We just went through a crisis which the federal government - both Trump and Biden administrations - attempted to alleviate by handing people free money. Are poor people better off because of it?

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Re:Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working by matthewdgreen on Monday March 03, 2025 @01:54PM (#43245321)

Yes. Child poverty dropped to historical lows. And then rose again afterwards. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/more-children-in-po...

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