Structuring inequality
As the top end flourishes, the middle class goes away. Here’s an example using Silicon Valley:
Bill Moyers Essay: The United States of Inequality from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.
"The United States collects less in taxes as a share of its economy than all but two other industrialized countries. Only Chile and Mexico collect less."
Instead of getting rid of programs that provide health care, education, and other basic social needs, why not close these tax holes?
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hessma commented on 16 April 2013:Yes, I'm pretty much always flabbergasted by the pieces Bill Moyers does. He became too edgy even for PBS.
After submitting my tax returns yesterday, I watched this. "Taxation without representation" was the cry of the revolution. That is not the same as not paying taxes for the good of the whole. I'm flabbergasted!