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“Billionaires earned every penny! Stop punishing success!”
What You Say
Many of America's richest inherited wealth or built monopolies with taxpayer subsidies, regulatory capture, and union-busting. BLS data shows union workers earn significantly more than nonunion workers — the game is rigged before the first dollar is made. Progressive tax policy isn't punishment; it's asking people who benefited most from public infrastructure to fund the society that made their wealth possible.
The Stab
Nobody becomes a billionaire alone. They just want you to think they did.
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