Popularism = Populism = Soak the Rich *and* Spread it Out Thin
…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…
…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…
…more fairly than ever before. The rich still got richer, but at a slower, more sustainable pace that allowed everyone else to prosper too. But this balance didn’t last. In…
…of 1946, was intended to define the limits of regulatory authority so that they were not in conflict with the authority accorded to the legislature by the constitution. After lengthy…
…Big CEOs generally have rich pension plans and other forms of deferred tax compensation that facilitate lowering their tax bills. Rich folk are the buyers of municipal bonds, which again…
…the top rates significantly and cut the rates on the “favorite” form of income of the rich to extraordinarily low rates. See David Cay Johnston, The rich get richer, reuters…
Guest post by Mark Provost Why the Rich Love High Unemployment via Truthout Christina Romer, former member of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, accuses the administration of “shamefully ignoring”…
…Yglesias almost contradicts himself when he notes that increased marginal tax rates on the rich increase the value of deductions *and* argues that to avoid that problem we must raise…
…authors set out to examine all instances of major tax reductions on the rich in 18 OECD countries between 1965 and 2015 and identify the results . . . There…
…MSN today. Here is what Bill Gates is doing today. Eighteen years the richest man in the world. Now the richest man is the 12th richest man in the world….
…has come about because of the “natural” workings of the free market. It’s occurred because, as the rich have become richer, their campaign contributions, public-relations hacks, and “think tanks” have…