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US Law Professor Advocates Taxing Richest 1%

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Professor Ray Maddowth of Boston College School of Law stated that annual deficits are $2 trillion in 2024. She noted that the wealthiest 1% owned $50 trillion in the same year. Maddowth believes taxing this group could make a difference. She is the author of 'An American Aristocracy: Have We Taxed the Second Estate?' A US law professor is advocating for a tax on the wealthiest 1% of the population. This proposal aims to address wealth inequality and generate revenue for public services. The professor's arguments focus on fairness and economic sustainability.

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taxation wealth inequality government finance

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WAMU 88.5 DC

“Basically, our annual deficits are $2 trillion in 2024, and yet the amount of wealth owned by the richest 1% in that same year was $50 trillion.”

Ukrainian Radio UR-1

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NPR

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