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Jeff Yass is the richest man in Pennsylvania. The Bloomberg Billionaire Index says he has $33 billion; His top priority is to defund public schools. He iss a huge supporter of charter schools. ProPublica says there’s something else you don’t know about Jeff Yass. He funds Republican candidates and election deniers. He opposes abortion. He funds candidates who oppose critical race theory. His top priority is to defund public schools. But one crucial aspect of his ascent to stratospheric wealth has transpired out of public view. Using the same prowess that he’s applied to race tracks and options markets, Yass has taken aim at another target: his tax bill.Read on!

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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

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