The institute for policy studies (ips) published research showing that the three wealthiest americans have more money than half of the american population. the ips stated that the poor are poor because the rich are rich. the ips implied that the way to make the poor less poor is to make the rich less rich through government policies. they advocate higher taxes on the wealthy. the taxes would then be invested by government bureaucrats, who have always failed at creating meaningful wealth. the text "the three wealthiest americans have more money than half of the american population" is an example of . the sentence "the taxes would then be invested by government bureaucrats, who have always failed at creating meaningful wealth" is an example of .