"In many ways, the US led the world toward the development of progressive taxation and the reduction of inequality at the global level during the first half of the 20th century... Unfortunately, one century later, in 2019, the rise of inequality creates new threats to liberal democracies. It is time to take a new step and to develop new policy instruments, in line with the challenges raised by global wealth trends."
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Bernie Sanders Proposes 77 Percent Estate Tax For Billionaires, by Maxwell Strachan and Emily Peck, Huffington Post (30 January 2019)
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