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So you want to tax the rich – here's which candidate's plan makes the most sense

  • Written by Beverly Moran, Professor of Law and Sociology, Vanderbilt University
More Americans agree with plans to raise taxes on the wealthy.Rena Schild/Shutterstock.com

Several Democratic lawmakers and presidential candidates are proposing taxes on the richest Americans as a way to reduce income and wealth inequality.

But while they agree that the wealthiest need to contribute more to the government’s coffers, they...

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