Taxes, the Rich, and Our Known Universe
from Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality:
Taxes, the Rich, and Our Known Universe
APRIL 13, 2014
Pundits and political scientists are always searching for that simple theory thatll explain just what makes our politics tick. Where should they be looking? How about in the eyes of a billionaire at tax time?
By Sam Pizzigati
Physicists the world over have been all abuzz lately. A new research breakthrough has them tantalizingly close to a grand unified theory of how absolutely everything in the physical universe actually works, the holy grail of modern physics ever since the days of Albert Einstein.
A grand unified theory of everything, of course, could also come in handy for our political universe. Just imagine how much more comprehensible our world would seem if we had a single grand proposition to help us make sense of the strange and unconnected political realities we see all around us.
And what might that grand proposition be? In honor of this weeks tax filing deadline, lets try this one: Rich people really really dont like paying taxes.
Can a proposition this simple explain everything?
Well, go ahead. Pick a political phenomenon in the United States today. Somewhere in the shadows, if you dig deep enough, youll find a billionaire feverishly pulling levers to avoid paying higher taxes. Or some pol, just as fevered, working to remain in that billionaires good graces. .....................(more)
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