Politics · 19 min
The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy
By Ray D. Madoff
Explore how the American tax code, often unseen, fosters a new aristocracy by enabling vast wealth accumulation and intergenerational transfer, challenging core ideals of meritocracy and equal opportunity.
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Politics
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19 min
What it is about
tax code, wealth inequality, american aristocracy
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of tax code, wealth inequality, american aristocracy and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Ray D. Madoff brings a credible and useful lens to tax code, wealth inequality, american aristocracy, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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