the wealthy

noun

: wealthy people
policies to benefit the wealthy

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Cutting them to fund tax breaks for the wealthy is unacceptable. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 Estate Planning Isn’t Just For The Wealthy A major misconception is that estate planning is only for the wealthy. Cody Barbo, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Lower-income earners are reining in their transactions to focus on essentials, while the wealthy continue to spend freely on perks including dining out and luxury travel, according to first-quarter results from U.S. credit card lenders. Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025 While Democrats say that taxes must increase on the wealthy, Republicans counter that the richest are already paying much of the income taxes and pass-through entity taxes that provide huge parts of state revenues. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wealthy

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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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