The Income Rich Take One For The Team. Thanks!

Re:The Income Rich Take One For The Team. Thanks! by natrius on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @03:23AM (#4995804)

Progressive taxation is not leftist. Americans broadly agree on the concept. A 2011 WSJ/NBC poll found that 81% of Americans approved of increasing taxes on those who make more than $1 million.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870472800457617...

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Re:The Income Rich Take One For The Team. Thanks! by jacoblyles on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @03:30AM (#4995821)

It's never surprising that a group of people wants to raise taxes on other people who are not them. It doesn't mean it's good governance.

It's one of the classic problems of democracy - two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

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Re:The Income Rich Take One For The Team. Thanks! by smutticus on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @04:27AM (#4995943)

I think natrius was saying your definition of 'left' is skewed right. Progressive taxation enjoys broad support and so is by definition centrist and not left.

This is a definition of left/right that depends on public opinion and not who controls the discourse. You could definitely argue that progressive taxation as defined by popular discourse in America is left. But that would be ceding too much power to the minority which controls political discourse in America, IMHO.

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Re:The Income Rich Take One For The Team. Thanks! by hythloday on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @07:25AM (#4996300)

I think many people would think of progressivism as two sheep and a wolf voting on what to have for dinner.

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