Progressives and Conservatives Are Wrong About Taxing the Rich

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Tags: Politics, Taxes and Spending

05/13/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

Both progressives and conservatives show a complete unwillingness or inability to distinguish between those who got rich by genuinely creating value by serving others and those who are getting rich by expropriating wealth through force.

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