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New York real estate titan likens the phrase ‘tax the rich’ to racial slurs
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 May 2026
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If you know rich people, this is par for the course. I've been hearing them say this kind of thing for years. And they 100% believe it's true.
When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. It's really true. Throughout all history, every time the rich are asked to give up a meaningful percentage of their wealth to create more equality they feel oppressed and get angry. It's just a human thing. We have to build systems that don't care if the rich whine and are "rich, dumb idiot proof" or the cycle will just continue.