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Is wealth immoral?

I was born into the 1%. It’s time to change the system.

An illustration showing a stack of $100 bills and an open book of matches.
An illustration showing a stack of $100 bills and an open book of matches.
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*Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s policy adviser makes the case for abolishing billionaires.

*My Path to “Making Money Make Change”

Adam Roberts is a writer and community organizer living in Boston. He currently works for Resource Generation, which helps young people (ages 18-35) with wealth and class privilege to become transformative leaders working toward the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power. You can learn more about Resource Generation’s Giving Pledge here.

Alex Citrin is an illustrator and art director based in New York City.

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