…in the Room That both Bush and Nixon supported Title X serves as a reminder of how much the Republican party has changed. As New York Magazine’s Frank Rich points…

…for the rich. Chen’s line is the usual supply side trickle down line that tax cuts for the rich and for corporations will help the non rich by causing greater…

This is a 16 minute * lecture by Richard Wilkinson. It is posted at TED. I am posting it here, as I can not believe this information has not received…

…happening now between libertarian Harvard Professor Jeff Miron and Center for American Progress tax specialist Michael Linden on the hot topic of whether we should increase taxes on the rich:…

(cross posted from Daily Kos Social Security Defenders Group) There are three prevalent myths about the assets in Social Security Trust Funds, plural because there are two of them OAS-Old/Age…

…Cuts Expire, July 13, 2010. They claim that we shouldn’t tax the rich, because the rich will put their money into small businesses and that will be good for business:…

…people to be rich, why are they rich? Obviously they must deserve it because of their higher level of education and skill or something, and that extends to their children….

…that we should let the rich remain rich only for pragmatic repeated game reasons. This is a question in pure ethics and can’t be solved by argument or evidence. Now…

…earning. From the Washington Post: Buffett cited himself, the third-richest person in the world, as an example. Last year, Buffett said, he was taxed at 17.7 percent on his taxable…

It seems if one has White House connections, one may receive reconstruction contracts: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Companies with ties to the Bush White House and the former head of FEMA…