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		ef2k 70 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 30 Days, 9 Cities, 1 Question: Where Did American ... At least Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller had a rivalry to see who had better public works.

SimianSci 70 days ago [–]

This goes to where our wealthiest people no longer invest in our society. We used to use a progressive tax system as the means of helping this process along, but I dont think anyone can argue that this has since been subverted.

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