Guys, It's honestly been "the other way" a lot. There was even a time not too long ago in the U.S. when our government made "rational" decisions about this issue. In the mid 1950s, you were taxed on everything you made over $400k at 92%. The bottom bracket was taxed at 22%. In 2012, you were taxed on everything you made over $380k at 35%. The bottom bracket, up to $17k, was taxed at 10%. There are a lot of variables that affect inequality that can be changed, and that's just one of the smaller ones. I like Gillian's question, so here's mine: What do you mean by "rich"?
On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Merle Lefkoff <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm at the bottom of a long thread here, but if it's not too late, the > only person I've ever read who could really describe the Right and the Left > in America was Joe Bageant in his book "Deer Hunting with Jesus". It was > a big loss when he died recently, because he also had a great blog. > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Nick Thompson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Marcus, >> >> >> >> I guess I don’t follow. Perhaps others will clarify. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Nick >> >> >> >> Nicholas S. Thompson >> >> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology >> >> Clark University >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcus >> G. Daniels >> *Sent:* Friday, January 10, 2014 10:10 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> >> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] right vs left >> >> >> >> On 1/10/14, 6:28 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: >> >> (2) Second, given that understanding of what I agreed to, there ARE >> examples where the rich are not as dominant as the rich are in our current >> society. In fact, not long ago, we were such a society. >> >> For example ( >> http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/03/27/outside-groups-spending-through-roof >> ) >> >> " Outside groups, including super PACs and nonprofit organizations, have >> spent almost four times more on the 2012 presidential campaign than >> comparable organizations spent at the same point in the 2008 cycle, an >> analysis of Federal Election Commission filings show." >> >> Your relativist argument (and evidence like above to support it), and >> also historical observations made on this list have falsified "He who has >> the gold rules." as literal proposition. Given that it is falsified, pop >> the stack to go back to the discussion of how to have an individual from >> the left and an individual from the right reconcile their views >> `rationally'. Why ought he who has the gold rule? Why should property >> rights be respected in all situations or even in any? Why should those >> that have resources influence legislation? Why should the law be >> considered anything more than a factor in risk and reward decisions? I'm >> happy to go down the merry road of nihilism with you. Bring your favorite >> things. I'll wear my cargo pants with lots of pockets. Oh, never mind >> that wrench I'm carrying. I heard someone was having car trouble over the >> horizon. >> >> Marcus >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > > > -- > Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. > President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy > Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA > [email protected] > mobile: (303) 859-5609 > skype: merlelefkoff > -- Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA [email protected] mobile: (303) 859-5609 skype: merlelefkoff
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