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Thanks, Obama, but wealth is not theft

By Jeff Jacoby

 |  Globe Columnist  

  May 06, 2012

There is nothing new under the sun, including politicians who seek to win votes by milking the gap between rich and poor. But most Americans don’t hate the rich, and they don’t despise the economic system that makes great wealth possible.

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