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Gary S. Becker

Gary S. Becker

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Gary S. Becker, a Nobel laureate in Economics, was Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Chicago.

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    Abolish the Billionaires?

    Edoardo Campanella

    Even many of the wealthiest Americans would agree that the United States needs to overhaul its tax policies to restore a sense of social justice. But, notes Edoardo Campanella, Future of the World Fellow at IE University's Center for the Governance of Change, such reforms would not be enough to restart the engines of social mobility and promote greater equality of opportunity.

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