Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men s…

Oscar Wilde
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Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2007). Epigrams of Oscar Wilde, p.11, Wordsworth Editions
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