🌐 Global Economy Apr 10, 2026 · Lars Syll

Why the rich don’t pay taxes

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Why the rich don’t pay taxes
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from Lars Syll Beneath the civic ideal of taxation as a collective, equitable endeavour lies an entrenched hypocrisy: the architecture of modern tax codes serves not the public good but the consolidation of private wealth. The progressivity of income tax is hollowed out at the uppermost tiers, where income is largely derived from capital — […]

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