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That's 15%-20% we the taxpayers own then :)



By that logic, they would own a similar share of Papa John's, your corner grocery, and companies funded by VCs or banks instead of public funds.

Then is the investment return fair? Do people kind-of get health and Merck gets their fleece?


> Then is the investment return fair.

That's a totally different conversation, and it has to start with what we mean when we say 'fair'. My definition is very likely different than yours in the context of taxes.




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