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The “Oligarchy Virus” in U.S. Tax Code

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May 4, 2026

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Bob Lord of Patriotic Millionaires joins Court Accountability Action’s Alex Aronson to talk about his recent piece in Mother Jones detailing exactly how the tax system benefits the wealthiest Americans. Bob—a former tax lawyer and expert on tax policy—and Alex talk about the “oligarchy virus” in our tax system, the mechanisms by which the tax system protects the wealthiest people in the country, and what can be done to mitigate the wealth inequality we see today.

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