tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post4643182269399820250..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "I don't like class warfare."Bud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-48686490923224056422011-11-09T14:52:28.375-08:002011-11-09T14:52:28.375-08:00Jared Bernstein - "We can have an efficient s...Jared Bernstein - "We can have an efficient system that serves us well if we simplify the current code by treating all income the same, regardless of its source, close distortionary loopholes [on both personal income and corproate revenues]...and sticking with—I’d say expanding—the progressivity of the current rate structure." PERFECT!<br /><br />http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/tax-reform-liberation/Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-68311209222924611372011-11-09T07:41:56.191-08:002011-11-09T07:41:56.191-08:00I forgot to add: Also, the CEOs, bankers, and hedg...I forgot to add: Also, the CEOs, bankers, and hedge fund managers (the ruling class) can afford to hire high-priced tax attorneys to write off their steak dinners and country clubs fees as "the cost of doing business".<br /><br />On the other hand, unless you own a house, people like me (the working class) go to H&R Block or use TurboTax; and we can't even write off the cost of our work boots.<br /><br />For years the tax system has been rigged so that only the wealthiest among us can benefit the most.Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com