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A warning about the ‘billionaire tax’ — from 200 years ago

The “billionaire tax” is a bad socialist idea that is already centuries old. In fact, the first warning about the tax came 200 years ago from a French traveler — Alexis de Tocqueville. Tocqueville was fascinated by the United States. He admired its energy and optimism

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A warning about the ‘billionaire tax’ — from 200 years agoThe “billionaire tax” is a bad socialist idea that is already centuries old. In fact, the first warning about the tax came 200 years ago from a French traveler — Alexis de Tocqueville. Tocqueville was fascinated by the United States. He admired its energy and optimism
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