Tag: taxation
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The Middle Class, Millionaires, and the Battle for Social Democracy
There was a time, not too long ago, when the middle class was pitted against the poor. From the 1980s to the early 2000s, millionaires and politicians pointed fingers at the welfare system, blaming it for many societal ills. The poor were labeled as lazy or dependent, a convenient scapegoat for the economic frustrations of…