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Celerity

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Wed Apr 8, 2020, 01:29 AM Apr 2020

The US is going to emerge from this crisis way more unequal. Millions losing jobs & going deeper in

debt while the 1% bargain shops for equities to double & triple their wealth. The feudalistic mindset among the political class won't even consider a wealth tax to prevent this.




Watch how radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years:




'Eye-Popping': Analysis Shows Top 1% Gained $21 Trillion in Wealth Since 1989 While Bottom Half Lost $900 Billion

"The top one percent owns nearly $30 trillion of assets while the bottom half owns less than nothing."





The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You










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The US is going to emerge from this crisis way more unequal. Millions losing jobs & going deeper in (Original Post) Celerity Apr 2020 OP
Great post, thank you. S.E. TN Liberal Apr 2020 #1
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