Problem #6

Those who work pay taxes. Those who inherit millions often pay none. In almost all cantons, inheritance for direct descendants is tax-free. This privileging of "birth luck" over earned income creates a new, tax-exempt aristocracy of capital.

O. H. 9 months ago

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Those who work pay taxes. Those who inherit millions often pay none. In almost all cantons, inheritance for direct descendants is tax-free. This privileging of "birth luck" over earned income creates a new, tax-exempt aristocracy of capital. [5]