Tag: 1 percent

“Taxing the annual gains generated by wealth closes a host of loopholes, while raising the sort of revenue needed to keep Social Security and Medicare secure for years to come.”

In recent years America has become a culture of bullying – the wealthier over the poorer, CEOs over workers, those with privilege and pedigree over those without, the whiter over the browner and blacker, men over women.

The bottom line: The economy that America’s rich run is doing quite well for America’s rich.

Our latest slam-dunk evidence: the record of the decade since the Wall Street financial crash ushered in the Great Recession.

These fortunate takers profited mainly from the stock market, which has more than tripled in value since the end of 2008.

"Trump himself has pocketed millions over the years grifting off of taxpayers, but now he wants to make it harder for workers to get ahead."

"With workers worldwide being left behind, we need to build an economy that works for everyone, not just the few at the top."

The richest, most powerful, most privileged people in our land are intentionally savaging the well-being of America's majority and aggressively suppressing the democratic rights that make America, America.

The rest of America has been left behind, but their voices are getting louder.

Did Bernie Sanders let us down? It looks like we will have to carry out the political revolution on our own.