The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Reaching Critical Mass On Taxing The Rich
Polls regularly show broad public support for having our wealthiest pay quite a bit more at tax time. But we haven’t had critical mass on taxing the rich within our political class – until now.
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What States Can Do to Reduce Poverty and Inequality Through Tax Policy
State governments have an opportunity to act to close the loopholes that hide and protect the wealth of the top 1%, remedy the impact of the new federal tax law, and make critical investments in communities.
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The 1% Games: More Than 50,000 New Yorkers Pay Zero City Income Taxes
Perhaps you will be pleased to know that the number of New York City households reporting incomes of more than $1 million has climbed by 47 percent. Or maybe you do not see this as good news.
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How Redistribution to the Rich Has Furthered Poverty and Crushed the Middle Class
Because of the housing crisis and recession, the median family net worth dropped 40 percent between 2007 and 2010, while the richest Americans regained all their losses and began an even steeper climb to the top.
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Billionaire Debunks "Job Creator" Myth
A billionaire admits the truth: the rich are not job creators. The only thing that stimulates the economy is supply and demand. In other words: the consumer. You have more power in the broader economy than the wealthiest industrialist.
