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		gehsty on April 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everyone’s Income Taxes Should Be Public Publication of tax returns does nothing to reduce inequality. A state which supports people does a lot to reduce inequality.

nothrabannosir on April 14, 2019 [–]

TFA claims that it does, because it galvanises people to do something about it.

Reduced income inequality is, according to TFA, a second order effect of publishing tax records.

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