“To tax the rich, you don't need guns, or money, or even numbers. You just need the will to do what the other guy wouldn't.” Keyser Soze, The Usual Suspects (paraphrased)
I’d like to supply a tax commentary striking a happy medium between ten letters written in red on a dress and thick tombs of wonk analysis. It is possible to tax the rich, at least according to some definitions, but it requires policies that no mainstream politicians are willing to consider; and that wouldn’t satisfy the emotional underpinnings of the slogan. The discussion can also make some sense out of the bewildering variety of numbers thrown around about who pays how much.
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