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How to convert between wealth and income tax


May 2026 How do you convert between wealth and income tax? If a government imposes a wealth tax of 1%, what's the equivalent in income tax? It's clear from the way most politicians talk about the subject that they not only don't know the answer, but don't even realize there's such a question. In fact the conversion rate between them is about 20.

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