Why a 70% tax rate on the superrich would be good for America

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Jim Hightower's Radio Lowdown
Jim Hightower's Radio Lowdown
Why a 70% tax rate on the superrich would be good for America
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Once upon a time, there was a place where the prevailing ethic of the very richest people was that monetary self-indulgence was tacky and that wealth was a matter of good fortune, carrying with it an obligation to the Common Good.

Believe it or not, that place was the USA! Where did it go?

 

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