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		joemazerino on Dec 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are super-rich people just better at making money? Tax the rich and they leave. OP has made a fundamental mistake in their logic. Poverty and earnings aren't based on "coin flips".

naasking on Dec 22, 2022 [–]

> Tax the rich and they leave.

A common claim but never accompanied by actual evidence.

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