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		thesmtsolver 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Econo... But your point is undercut by the fact the vast majority of middle class workers do invest and benefit from long term capital gains taxes. Around 40% of stocks are in retirement accounts.

alphawhisky 5 months ago [–]

Around 50% of the entire market cap of the NASDAQ is owned by the top 1%. Tax it.

hello_moto 5 months ago | [–]

also tax their other assets...

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