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Wealth is so out of control these days.  The  ü ber wealthy have grown to a point where they have become oligarchs ( actual definition:  An oligarch is an extremely rich and powerful person who uses extreme wealth and business ties to control or influence government and society . The word comes from ancient Greek terms meaning "to rule by the few" ) Back in 1990, there were just 66 people in the US who had a billion dollars or more.  And the top 1% of the population controlled a little under $5 trillion in total. Today, there are about 3,400 people with a billion or more (that's more than a 50 fold increase, and the curve is something like exponential growth).  And the amount of...

Most states that lean conservative have these weird plans to cut taxes!  Florida is no exception, with lots of moves designed to "help the average individual" - though we all know that these types of things disproportionately benefit the wealthy among us.  And I recently read about yet another push to eliminate property taxes in my fair state (more on that below).  Because #FreeDumb The obvious problem is that counties and cities have less in the way of capital that they can spend on infrastructure, services (including emergency type things), and even schools. ...