Re:Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart
by TheAdamAndChe on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @02:38PM
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> The idea that the wealthy's tax burden should increase as a result of [growing income inequality] is ridiculous, however.
The issue is that inequality is growing to a point that there is a potential for social, economic, and political destabilization. How do you propose the issue be addressed? Because it should be apparent that trickle-down economics isn't occuring, and I don't see how things can improve without some sort of wealth redistribution.
The issue is that inequality is growing to a point that there is a potential for social, economic, and political destabilization. How do you propose the issue be addressed? Because it should be apparent that trickle-down economics isn't occuring, and I don't see how things can improve without some sort of wealth redistribution.