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Higher inheritance/gift/estate taxes + closing loopholes like step-up basis upon death at least in the USA seem like pretty direct ways to combat these issues as well - though nobody with money (read: nobody who benefits from the inequality) really wants to support that, which is reflected by almost nobody in the comment section here mentioning them.



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