Tag: taxes
The Tax Debate Is Over, and Progressives Won
This is not some quirk. This is the latest example of progressive taxation outperforming conservative taxation.
The Growing Case for Massive Taxes on the Rich
Society's takers, hoarders, and cheaters just ignore the injustice, and go on avoiding taxes while they blame the less fortunate for their own misfortunes.
Gimme Shelter (From the Tax Man)
A tale of disappearing money and opportunistic candidates.
Righting the Wrongs
“ We live in a country that has been hijacked by super rich greedy fiends that have profited from what can be called the Big Con.”
Wall Street Should Pay a Sales Tax, Too
When a high-rolling trader buys millions of dollars’ worth of stocks or derivatives, there’s no levy at all.
Tax Time: How Corporations Are Cheating Schoolchildren
It's a devious double whammy: Taxpayers are giving money to the corporations and then paying a second time to meet the needs of the underfunded public schools.
If I Were the American Dictator
“The overall composition of Congress is not going to change much at all after the election. So, really, the only way to reboot America is to have a smart, benevolent dictator.”
Republican Candidates Call Raising Taxes On Millionaires ‘Class Warfare’
Republican presidential candidates all claimed they would not raise taxes on millionaires if elected.
Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime for a CEO?
Corporate honchos say taxes are “forcing” them to relocate their businesses to offshore tax havens.
Should Big Corporations Pay the Taxes They Owe?
I would trust a pack of coyotes to guard my little herd of lambs before I'd trust a pack of corporate hucksters to "reform" America's tax code.
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What makes even a lousy career criminal look bad? To be proved a blundering, hypocritical boob.
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A decade-long scientific study reveals significant success in conservation actions worldwide, offering hope amidst the biodiversity crisis.