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a duty to society to spend his money on the improvement of conditions for the public good. He supports an estate tax, although thinks it selfish to wait until death to distribute ones wealth.
What the Social Classes Owe Each Other: In this book, Sumner argues that to tax the rich is to go against the law of nature. He supports the idea that those who are not successful are merely lazy and that any support of them removes the equality of society. He suggests that they will succumb to their sins.