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John1956PA

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2. Also, T. R. believed in taxing the mega-rich:

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 06:43 AM

Jul 2025

From Teddy Roosevelt's speech in 1910 (after he left ofice):

The really big fortune, the swollen fortune, by the mere fact of its size, acquires qualities which differentiate it in kind as well as in degree from what is possessed by men of relatively small means. Therefore, I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and … a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes, properly safeguarded against evasion, and increasing rapidly in amount with the size of the estate.

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2010/12/15/teddy-estate

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Imagine Trump being the President instead of Teddy Roosevelt in 1902. [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 OP

There was plenty of nativism back then too. bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #1

Also, T. R. believed in taxing the mega-rich: John1956PA Jul 2025 #2