Will Taxing the Rich Fix the Deficit?
Published on Jul 2, 2012
The government’s budget deficit in 2009 was $1.5 trillion. Many have suggested raising taxes on the rich to cover the difference between what the government collected in revenue and what it spent. Is that a realistic solution? Economics professor Antony Davies uses data to demonstrate why taxing the rich will not be sufficient to make the budget deficit disappear. He says, “The budget deficit is so large that there simply aren’t enough rich people to tax to raise enough to balance the budget.” Instead, it’s time to work on legitimate solutions, like cutting spending.
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Obama’s position on tax policy made simple below:
Obama’s Understanding of Taxation, Captured by a Cartoon
July 11, 2011 by Dan Mitchell
I’ve already posted on Obama’s class-warfare approach to tax policy, and I’ve also posted about the pitfalls of a tax system that exempts 50 percent of the population.
Well, here’s a cartoon that cleverly combines both themes.
Cool.