…be: Make the Rich Richer! (no matter who else is hurt). Note that this is all happening in a context where the rich are getting much richer, and everybody else…

…taxation and the decreasing burden on the rich. See Canonizing the Rich, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. As Maule shows in his posts, the rich have an increasing…

Robert Waldmann Polling results are absolutely clear. Now and for the decades a clear majority of US residents support taking from the rich and … well it doesn’t much matter…

My hunt for Obama’s econ advisor lead me to a paper that incorporates a review of a book: Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich. It caught…

…argument against taxing the rich. That is because any redistribution in the optimal tax model derives from its assumption of the declining marginal utility of money, and the “ riches…

…to the rich as much higher, because he looks at time used to comply (of course, that will be hired time) and the wealth of the rich to conclude that…

by Linda Beale Both the rich and ordinary Americans misunderstand their economic interests There is class warfare going on, right now, all across this country. It’s highlighted by the election…

by Linda Beale Right-Wing Mythology 101: the myth of the rich fleeing taxes One of the right-wing’s most cherished myths is that highly progressive taxes will kill state revenues, since…

…is constitutional and the top rate is less than 69% then non-incumbent Democratic candidates for President have won if and only if they promise to increase taxes on the rich…

Trump is running as a bombastic billionaire progressive. His argument (to the extent that he has one) is that he is already rich so he doesn’t have to serve the…