💬 Opinion 1d ago · Veronique de Rugy

Billionaires Compensate Us Many Times Over. Wealth Taxes Endanger That.

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No matter what happens in Tuesday’s elections, support for wealth taxes keeps growing. Its justification is based on the idea that the very rich owe all of us something, and taxing their fortunes is collecting on that debt. We’re told their success fuels inequality and that it’s selfish of them to keep so much, especially if they don’t proclaim that they want to do more for society.
Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Olivier Blanchard of France recently ga

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