A very small niche of America's uber-wealthy have pulled off what may well be the biggest con job in the history of our republic, and they did it in a startlingly brief 30 or so years. True, they spent over three billion dollars to make it happen, but the reward to them was in the hundreds of billions - and will continue to be. Full Story »
Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Quite a unique viewpoint--basically that increasing taxes on working people doesn't matter much (because increased wages will even things out), whereas increasing taxes on the wealthy contributes to the positive good of society by filling the public coffers and stabilizing our economy. I'm not sure I buy the logic, however it is an idea worth considering, and it's not every day I hear something new and completely fresh.
Something in me rebels at the idea that there is an automatic leveling mechanism at work that will balance out any tax increase for wage earners. ... More »
Hartman dispels the myths that have been foment by the very wealthy to convince those uneducated in either economic or accounting that breaks for ... More »
An op-ed article which puts the rhetoric of the rich into glaring perspective. Unless Obama and the Democrats muster sufficient courage to rebuff the nutcake neocon scream machine (and that's in considerable doubt), America will officially become a second-rate nation (rather than the unofficial second rate one it is now.)
George W did Reagan a huge favor. Until he showed up, Reagan was a great candidate for the worst president in the history of the Republic.
Never thought of that. A very interestng take on the economy. I would like to see an article on the finer details of how low taxes for the rich causes economic collapse. From the article it is clear what he is saying but not how it works.
If this is taken seriously by the administration, they may try to put a patch on an already complicated tax system. This always provides more ... More »
This is a must-read story for anyone who is interested in the state of the economy, and that should be all of us.
It appears as though important details were not acknowledged because they did not fit the author's beliefs.
Cause and effect are difficult to link in many of your comments. You missed the boat entirely when you link the Regan era cuts to the collapse of ... More »
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