More Points to Ponder from Paul Buchheit

[KeithE]

1. Tax Haven Cheating is Much Costlier than the Annual Safety Net—But the IRS Keeps Getting CUT

2. Our Own Country is the World's Second Biggest Tax Haven

3. Record Low Unemployment? Yes, Because One Hour of Work Counts as Employed

4. We're Gradually Giving Away Our Country's Wealth to the Children of the Rich

5. As We Keep Shooting Each Other, Our Leaders Keep Cutting Mental Health Care


Read the details in the link above.

[Dave Roberts]

I have no doubt about any of the above. What I doubt is the political will, in a Citizens United world, to work for the common good. I have been reading "American Dialogue," a book which looks at the issues of today through the eyes of the founding fathers. The chapter on John Adams explores Adams' warnings against developing an elite ruling class which reflected Europe's history. It seems that Adams' warnings are precisely on target with the world we have developed from Reagan forward.

[KeithE]

[KeithE]

[Dave Roberts]

[Haruo]