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Ok, but to increase the taxes on the top 1% that much, it would be a point of honesty as well to tell that the electorate before the actual election.
Probably you as well don't believe that the US congress will double the maximum tax in the next four years.

Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den Menschen
Volker Pispers
by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:54:58 PM EST
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Oh no, absolutely I don't. And you are right, it is best to say you are going to do this, actually campaign on it, and frankly, I think it's an electoral winner, especially when you explain what you are going to do with the proceeds.

But neither party in the US believes in fair taxation, because their major funding sources would not be happy with paying their fair share. The free rider problem is one of many flaws of basic human nature, and the concentration of power in the US has gone so far as to make reform very difficult, if possible at all. Imho.

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by redstar on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:42:56 PM EST
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