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iamkeithmccoytoday at 5:28 PM2 repliesview on HN

Good examples are great. But it doesn't solve the problem. The only way to fix this busted economy where inequality is increasing and few, wealthy individuals are gaining insane amounts of political power through spending is systemic change in the structure of our tax base.


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nosioptartoday at 6:38 PM

I feel like the first dude is a good argument for taxing billionaires. He's still doing alright at what would be a 100% tax over a billion.

telesillatoday at 5:31 PM

Agreed. We could posit that the biggest impact a billionaire could have to improve the world would be to lobby for increased taxes.