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Publisher: NYTimes

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17 Apr 2012

For Economists Saez and Piketty, the Buffett Rule Is Just a Start

Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty have spent the last decade tracking the incomes of the poor, the middle class and the rich in countries across the world. More than anything else, their work shows that the top earners in the United States have taken a bigger and bigger share of overall income over the last three decades, with inequality nearly as acute as it was before the Great Depression.
Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty have spent the last decade tracking the incomes of the poor, the middle class and the...
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Publisher: NYTimes

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28 Mar 2012

The Case for Raising Top Tax Rates

A new understanding of the economics of taxation - For 30 years, any proposal to raise taxes had to overcome an unshakable belief that higher taxes inevitably led to less growth. The belief survived the Clinton administration, when taxes rose and the economy surged. It survived George W. Bush s administration, when taxes were cut yet growth sagged. But now, a growing body of research suggests not only that the government could raise much more revenue by sharply raising the top tax rates paid by the richest Americans, but it could do so without slowing economic growth. Top tax rates could go as high as 80 percent or more.
A new understanding of the economics of taxation - For 30 years, any proposal to raise taxes had to overcome...
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Publisher: The Guardian

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25 Feb 2012

Why the super-rich love the UK

According to the Socialist Worker, if you earn 150,000 a year, you are rich. But in the rarefied world of serious money, you are not super-rich until you have at least 100m. - and UK tax policy caters to the Super Rich -- UK has a gigantic sign hanging over it saying, "Rich People! Come and Live Here! You Won't Have to Pay Any Tax!" It is an extraordinary policy for any developed nation, and not one that anyone else has been tempted to adopt.
According to the Socialist Worker, if you earn 150,000 a year, you are rich. But in the rarefied world of serious money,...
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Publisher: consortium news

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18 Jan 2012

Why the Rich Keep Getting Richer

Mitt Romney, who wants talk of income inequality confined to "quiet rooms," admits he's spent the last decade living mostly on investments and paying less than half the taxes that would apply to a salary, just one more example of why the rich keep getting richer, as Bill Moyers and Michael Winship observe
Mitt Romney, who wants talk of income inequality confined to "quiet rooms," admits he's spent the last decade living...
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Publisher: latimes

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6 Jan 2012

Romney’s tax plan would slash revenue, reward the wealthy

Assuming the Bush tax cuts did expire, Romney's plan would deliver an average tax cut of almost $300,000 to households making more than $1 million, according to Gleckman. Taxpayers who make more than $1 million currently pay about 20% of all federal taxes, Gleckman said. Under Romney s plan, they d get more than 28% of the cuts. Those making $50,000 to $75,000 would have their taxes cut about $1,800..
Assuming the Bush tax cuts did expire, Romney's plan would deliver an average tax cut of almost $300,000 to households...
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Publisher: commondreams.org

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21 Dec 2011

The Corporations That Occupy Congress

Some of the biggest companies in the United States have been firing workers and in some cases lobbying for rules that depress wages at the very time that jobs are needed, pay is low, and the federal budget suffers from a lack of revenue.
Some of the biggest companies in the United States have been firing workers and in some cases lobbying for rules that...
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Publisher: huffingtonpost.com

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3 Dec 2011

The Collapse of the Anti-tax Movement: OWS Paves the Way — Cuomo Leads the Way

December has brought a sea-change to American politics. The absolutist anti-tax message embraced by Republicans and Democrats alike has begun to collapse, beginning in New York. And it spite of what you hear in the loonier moments of Republican Presidential debates, it's a bipartisan change. Over the past week Republican and Democratic officials in Albany have forged a consensus to enact a millionaire's tax, cut middle class taxes and fund government services.
December has brought a sea-change to American politics. The absolutist anti-tax message embraced by Republicans and...
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Publisher: Mother Jones

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10 Oct 2011

6 Big Economic Myths, Debunked

When you turn on the TV, all you hear are the same pack of talking heads delivering the same manufactured economic sound bites: taxing the rich kills jobs, the stimulus failed, the defecit is out of control. These zombie talking points aren't just wrong; they're dangerous. If we're ever going to revive the economy, we've got to tackle them head on. Here are six of the worst.
When you turn on the TV, all you hear are the same pack of talking heads delivering the same manufactured economic sound...
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