Economics is a moral issue. 2017 $2 trillion tax cut gave 86c of every $ to the richest, continuing the massive transfer of wealth - polite words for theft - that causes so much suffering in America today. Wealth inequality is responsible for the kind of despair that kills people

Jul 15, 2020 · 9:43 AM UTC

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Agreed
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I also think the stimulus package did the same. Rich are making money in the stock market with no indicators from the environment.
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One way to start down the high road of greater economic equality is to stop corporate funding for campaigns.
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I never understand that argument. Tax cuts dont give anyone anything. They let people keep their own things. To assume that you are giving them their own things would make you an owner in a master/slave relationship.
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In the name of the poor, to the benefit of the rich.
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Yes, economics is a moral issue. I agree with much of what you say, but you fail to back up your outrage with action. How much are you presently worth? Does your net worth come from real estate and/or stock holdings? Were the profits from your book sales shielded from taxes?
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I’m very happy for you. But your situation does not change the circumstances of millions of people in the US who are economically locked into situations where sheer survival is far too difficult, in a way that should not be happening in the richest country in the world.
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