This Nation was founded to reward merit, not to perpetuate dynasties.
Ron Wyden: “This Nation was founded to reward merit, not to perpetuate dynasties.”
Editor's note · Context
Wyden criticizes tax strategies that favor wealthy dynasties over merit-based rewards.
Share
More from Ron Wyden
Community health workers are the backbone of rural and underserved communities.
This is another desperate attempt by a failed president to escape Americans’ revulsion with his failed agenda, amounting to one tank of Trump-inflated gas.
My heart goes out to the innocent victims of today’s horrific shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School and their loved ones now facing the awful consequences of yet another school shooting in America. The best way to honor these victims…
The Department’s recent decision in August 2026 to quietly strip explicit prohibitions against political interference from its Scientific Integrity Policy is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine scientific facts and…





