As these numbers show, our Nation can do both--invest in American families, and pay for it without raising taxes on those same families.
But history tells us that such massive inequality is invariably correlated to corruption, unrest, and failed governance.
A tax is not a penalty. A tax is not a theft. A tax is a responsibility.
Fixing the income tax system is hard, but urgently needed.
I understand that you object to my calling people who do not pay the taxes that are legally owed 'tax cheats.'
I think we might want to go back and look at who actually led the charge to cut the IRS's budget.
My 2-percent annual wealth tax is a '2 cent' tax.
The tax system has been tilted towards the wealthy and powerful for far too long.
The rich may have run amok. They have run amok for the last 50 years of American history.
I'm disappointed that Mr. Cooperman decided he was more comfortable taking softball questions on cable news than subject...
The unfairness runs deep.