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We used to readily tax the rich (upwards of 70%).
Then we stopped. Here's why. And here's how to tax them again.
James G. D'Angelo
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James G. D'Angelo
@JamesGDAngelo
Poli-sci guy focused on pitfalls of transparency and special interest capture. Ex-NASA dork. Check out our Foreign Affairs piece "Dark Side of Sunlight."
- I've never seen a special interest group talking about how there is too much transparency in government. Shouldn't that raise concern?
- @garyruskin Gary, Id love to send you our report on congressional transparency. We found that it overwhelmingly benefits special interests.
- Replying to @JamesGDAngeloThere is nothing lobbyists hate more than being left in the lobby. Let's put them back there where they belong. Repeal President Nixon's 1970 Legislative Reorganization Act. congressionalresearch.org/Citations.html
- Replying to @spectatorindexThey have always been such an advanced civilization.
- Replying to @JamesGDAngeloFor the extra-curious congressionalresearch.org/Citations.html
- Replying to @Alkibiades_Did you mean Rhodesia or Waco Texas?
- Replying to @Real_Tyler_Ryan and @NPRWe used to readily tax the rich. Then we stopped. Here's why. And here's how to tax them again.
- Replying to @nntalebNassim, while she is being a bit strong and vengeful, you have taken her comments to the point of hyperbole.
- Replying to @_cingrahamYeah, I wonder what her front lawn looks like.
- Replying to @elikowazTroubling? Perhaps? But I read every study available on citizen awareness and it is not good. 1 in 4 young Americans probably never heard of the holocaust. 1 in 4 probably can't name a single member of congress. 1 in 4 might struggle to name the last three presidents. For
- Replying to @mattyglesiasAnd if you run your government by initiatives and referenda, you get the same public responses: – More services – Less taxes Citizens! So charming, petty, foolish, and conflicted. Small wonder CA has been in and out of the bankruptcy conversation for decades.
- Replying to @BeschlossDCLooking forward to repealing Nixon's LRA
