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Politics / capitalism, David Brooks, democracy, plutocracy, Republicans, Robert Reich /

Brooks Pines For a Lost World

October 13, 2015

In 1814 John Taylor wrote: “There are two modes of invading private property; the first, by which the poor plunder the rich … sudden and violent; the second, by which the rich plunder the poor, slow and legal.” That quote sits at the beginning of Robert Reich’s new book: “Saving Capitalism”. I am reminded of […]

Commentary /

Off Topic: America and its Guns

October 2, 2015

America is an armed camp. It brims with guns. It is proud of its guns. It lauds its military above all other institutions, and it lauds its weaponry. America is a violent nation. America loves guns. It loves guns a whole lot more than most anything else. Much more than it loves peace. Indeed many […]

Economics / deficits, fiscal policy, plutocracy, Republicans, stimulus, tax cuts, tax policy, Trump /

Trump’s Tax Plan

September 30, 2015

I wasn’t going to mention it, but someone asked, so here’s what I think of Trump’s tax plan. Well, I can’t write that here. In broad terms the Trump tax plan is just another version of standard Republican dogma, with a twist here and there. It’s core is a massive tax cut: Trump would reduce the […]

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