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Tax systems are more progressive than you think
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Taxing wealth transfers more would raise a lot from the rich and be good for democracy, writes Ray Madoff

Tax systems are more progressive than you think

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge

It will not work, and is wrong in principle