Orson Scott Card Ender's Game hexalogy
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Ender's Game series, First Meetings in the Enderverse (2003), Investment Counselor
“Here’s the bottom line. I promise you it’s entirely legal, and he can’t touch you for it. This is how the laws are written. They’re designed to protect the fortunes of people as rich as you, while throwing the main tax burden on people in much lower brackets.”
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