The Square New Deal would protect extraordinary success while requiring fortunes above $100 million to help sustain the workers, institutions and constitutional republic that made them possible.
I did not work my entire life to spend retirement time managing the money I earned to survive
mismanagement and incompetence by my government. This is America to be enjoyed, and I am retired after 33 years teaching, 5 years as a soldier and 5 years as a business owner. I earned enough to be comfortable in retirement but the mismanagement and dysfunction I am witnessing in the current federal government is unfair to citizens of color, retired workers and young professionals. Young Americans are watching and must pay close attention. Through Citizens United corporations are replacing American votes to determine elections. If we abandon the goal of creating an America that is prosperous for all we are no better than a communist system that also favors oligarchs. Trump is mismanaging every aspect of government that our constitution pledges to uphold. Civil rights, fair taxation, home ownership, morals and truth in governmental are details Trump has minimized in favor of himself and those with wealth. It is time to ask yourself if you want to live in an America that ignores democracy where opinions are shared to govern. Robert Reich is wise and experienced. Listen to him and vote your conscience.
The explanation of why to tax multi millionaires and billionaires is very clearly elucidated and very compelling. You make an excellent point about how wealth becomes influence and power and thus has more responsibility to the general good than it is taking right now. Thank you for explaining the nuances of this!
I did not work my entire life to spend retirement time managing the money I earned to survive
mismanagement and incompetence by my government. This is America to be enjoyed, and I am retired after 33 years teaching, 5 years as a soldier and 5 years as a business owner. I earned enough to be comfortable in retirement but the mismanagement and dysfunction I am witnessing in the current federal government is unfair to citizens of color, retired workers and young professionals. Young Americans are watching and must pay close attention. Through Citizens United corporations are replacing American votes to determine elections. If we abandon the goal of creating an America that is prosperous for all we are no better than a communist system that also favors oligarchs. Trump is mismanaging every aspect of government that our constitution pledges to uphold. Civil rights, fair taxation, home ownership, morals and truth in governmental are details Trump has minimized in favor of himself and those with wealth. It is time to ask yourself if you want to live in an America that ignores democracy where opinions are shared to govern. Robert Reich is wise and experienced. Listen to him and vote your conscience.
The explanation of why to tax multi millionaires and billionaires is very clearly elucidated and very compelling. You make an excellent point about how wealth becomes influence and power and thus has more responsibility to the general good than it is taking right now. Thank you for explaining the nuances of this!