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2016 Postmortem

LakeVermilion

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5. The wealthy get two breaks from our government...

Reply to mmonk (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 10:28 AM

Jan 2016

first, they have a government that lowers their taxes

second, they have a government that supports high interest rates, from which they gain two benefits: more income and less penalty because they don't have to borrow.

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