Topic: Birdsley Rummel

The second plank of the Communist Manifesto establishes a heavy progressive income tax, which was instituted for working individuals in 1942 by Birdsley Rummel and FDR. While the wealthy use trusts and foundations to protect assets, average citizens face high inheritance taxes, representing the third plank's goal of abolishing inheritance rights. Comparisons are made between the public net worth of figures like Bill Gates and the hidden wealth of families like the Rockefellers or DuPonts.