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| The Ultra Rich | |
| Author: | Vance Packard |
| Country: | United States |
| Subject: | American super-rich |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Pub Date: | 1989 |
| Pages: | 358 |
| Isbn: | 9780316687522 |
The Ultra Rich: How Much Is Too Much? is a 1989 nonfiction book by Vance Packard. It details the lives of extravagance of thirty American super-rich (among them: J. R. Simplot, Bob Guccione, Ed Bass, Jane Hunt, and Samuel J. LeFrak). He argues against the vast accumulation of wealth, and advocates for a wealth tax and inheritance tax reform.[1] [2]