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Can a wealth tax actually solve our political and fiscal problems? The math says no.

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Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, among others, have advocated for wealth taxation as a way to reduce political power resulting from wealth concentration and raise substantial revenue. Here's why that won't work.

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