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Why the never-ending call for the wealthy to pay more and more?
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The law extends tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while cutting $187 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as food stamps, over the next decade.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Lawyer Steve Oshins told Inside Wealth that QSBS laws and other tax proposals aimed at the wealthy encourage high earners to move to other states.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The law extends tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while cutting $187 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as food stamps, over the next decade.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Lawyer Steve Oshins told Inside Wealth that QSBS laws and other tax proposals aimed at the wealthy encourage high earners to move to other states.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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