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Teddy Roosevelt: “A moderate, but progressive, income tax, carefully devised to fall genuinely on those who ought to pay, would, I…”

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A moderate, but progressive, income tax, carefully devised to fall genuinely on those who ought to pay, would, I believe, be a good thing; but a heavy and heavily progressive inheritance tax on great fortunes would be a far better thing.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He compares the merits of a progressive income tax with a heavier inheritance tax on great fortunes.

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