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Mark Joseph Stern

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Moore v. U.S. is a fake case built on shameless misrepresentations that was designed to preemptively kill a "wealth tax"—but would have also blown up much of the federal tax code. SCOTUS couldn't stomach the trillion-dollar consequences of its many lies. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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This was really a 5-4 decision, much closer than it should have been, since Barrett’s and Alito’s concurring opinion is nearly as stupid as Thomas’s dissent, and relies on a misuse of the “substance over form” doctrine to hold for the government.

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