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Ralph Averill's avatar

Next; repeal of the 2017 tax cuts.

We have infrastructure to rebuild, and children to educate without the burden of a heavy debt stapled to their diploma.

There is much to be done.

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Stuart Attewell (Paris, Fr)'s avatar

The Peronal tax cuts have a sunset clause in them. The Corporate ones don't. Time to rethink totally tax levels and structure and to take an axe to the credits relieving the Corporations and the rich from obligation to pay

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Joan Friedman (MA, from NY)'s avatar

I like Sen.Warren's wealth tax. It's targeted and simple.

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Liz Ayer, Nyc/MA's avatar

So very much needs to be done and BidenтАЩs team achieved this goal earlier than they projected so now recognizing that and with the resources that have just be3n approved theyтАЩre ordering more v@ccines. This is so much good news.

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David Carroll's avatar

I would increase the top marginal tax rate. Eliminate the mortgage deduction entirely for high earners, and for all over time, eliminate the carried interest, keep the corporate tax low, and go for growth.

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Stuart Attewell (Paris, Fr)'s avatar

Quite right on the first 3 but the last one needs a little more work. In these days taxing capital less than income is causing significant distortions all around the world and is biasing the calculation pushing towards automation of everything. You should probably add in a measure to eliminate the carrying over of losses too while you are at it and even another to stop advertizing expenditure being tax-deductable.

Growth these days needs to be a little more conditional too and not the smokestack production of old which in part put us in this "overheating" mess in the first place.

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Diane Love (St Petersburg FL)'s avatar

We need to develop an economic policy that doesnтАЩt depend on growth for fiscal health. Unending growth isnтАЩt sustainable in the long haul.

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kim  CRЁЯМИЁЯМ┤ЁЯШО's avatar

well said. 'Growth" in the sense of exploitation of people/planet is not growth, but destruction. The massive changes required to cope with already incipient shifts in the climate will generate new economies.

And yes, pay taxes to pollute social spaces with purchase propoganda.

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Joan Friedman (MA, from NY)'s avatar

Growth as a positive goal does need to be redefined so that growth of good jobs rewards companies and their managers more than cutting jobs.

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MaryPat's avatar

Limit advertizing expenituresperhaps. A few less box seats at the ball game.

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Michael McGuire's avatar

Agree completely. Add a 2% wealth tax.

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