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How some rich people are trying to dismantle inequality

  • Written by Erynn Beaton, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
imageMembers of Patriotic Millionaires, whose privileged members advocate for higher taxes on the rich, met with lawmakers in this 2015 photo to discuss legislation to close the carried interest loophole.Senate Democrats, CC BY-SA

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