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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) want to overhaul America’s system of government. Its current political program calls for abolishing the Senate and Electoral College and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with institutions controlled by Congress. These changes would dismantle much of the system of checks and balances established by America’s founders — a […]
Wealth taxes sound simple. If someone has a large fortune, the government should tax a percentage of it every year and use the money for public programs. Many developed countries tried exactly that. Then most of them walked away. In 1990, 12 developed countries taxed individual wealth each year. By 2017, only four still did: […]
