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America’s billionaires will call anything “socialism”—so long as it keeps them from paying taxes.
They parrot the idea that we need billionaires, because it’s the promise of million-dollar payouts that incentivizes them to build the internet, autonomous vehicles, and rockets.
Both are untrue, as evidenced by our very own country and our own history.
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