{"id":1195,"date":"2026-06-14T22:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T22:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/wealth\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2026-06-14T22:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T22:12:06","slug":"why-the-economist-hates-wealth-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/wealth\/?p=1195","title":{"rendered":"Why The Economist hates wealth taxes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F8mfqPNdENw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The intelligentsia are going all-in against wealth taxes. 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