Could you list those things you think that should be funded publically and how you would defend their value to a conservative?
REH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:42 AM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] What class war looks like I think that a rather more steeply progressive income tax is needed, a much more robust corporate tax and a highly distributive estate tax and then with public funding of those items that support the public good including education, cultural production and so on. A flat tax is highly regressive. M -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Harrell Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:14 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Futurework] What class war looks like Mike, do you believe that a simplification of the tax code and a flat tax would help the poor even though it would decimate the funding for the not for profit structures currently in place. Are you advocating direct government funding of these structures rather than the tax structure? REH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:25 AM To: [email protected]; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: [Futurework] What class war looks like http://jackdean.posterous.com/must-see-chart-this-is-what-class-war-looks-l _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
