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"That's one way Washington has boosted inequality: By slashing taxes on the rich, for freedom and growth and trickling down on the poor. Unfortunately, the paper points out, contrary to what you will hear from conservatives, lower tax rates on the wealthy offer no obvious benefits to growth, or to the poor."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/income-inequality-wall-street_n_3762422.html

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