• Wilzax@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Capital gains taxes and graduated lending taxes would do far more to combat wealth inequality than income tax ever could

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      9 months ago

      I’d just like to give a shout-out to estate tax, which is the only kind of tax that has the explicit purpose of preventing the establishment of an aristocracy.

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        9 months ago

        Yeah but it also means that families might not be able to afford their own home if the people listed on the deed die.

        1 home should be deductible from property and estate taxes for all individuals, and not at all for any kind of corporation or organization.