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When charity leaves taxpayers with the bill

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When billionaires dodge their civic dues by creating massive philanthropic foundations, someone still has to pave the roads. The missing federal revenue is smoothly offset by hiking up the burden on average citizens who can't afford offshore trust funds.

When charity leaves taxpayers with the bill
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