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Why Can't We Fund Universal Public Goods? Blame the Tax-Dodging Billionaire Nepo Babies (www.commondreams.org)

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But a report released by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) on Thursday shows how "billionaire nepo babies" don't just waste their families' fortunes. They also benefit from "a rigged system" that allows them to "pass that wealth down over generations without being properly taxed–often without being taxed at all."

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[–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

I like to think that it's the bass line from "Another One Bites the Dust"