Private equity's seemingly high returns have been attributed to "freedom" from regulation. But, however explained, there is the question of how real the private equity profits have actually been.
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Because the burden of state and local taxes and fees is much heavier on poor people than it is on the rich, the system as a whole is much less progressive than it seems at first.
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