Make Billionaires Pay (Their Taxes)

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Opinion | Make Billionaires Pay (Their Taxes)
nytimes.com

For the first time in the history of the United States, billionaires had a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans.

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The "golden age of capitalism" was due to this. Wealthy people paid their fair share. That and some exploitation of the global south.

You're not really paying your fair share while exploiting someone

Cold probably be calculated in. Like with import tax on goods/services that are gained through exploitation, or jail time.