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Why Don’t Billionaires Pay the Same High Tax Rates the Rest of Us Pay?

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The truth is America has lost its way if commoners pay a rate of 40% but its billionaires pay next to nothing. As with everything else in polarized America, billionaires proclaiming space … Continue reading →

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Are Profit and Healthcare Incompatible?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The only way to systemically lower costs is to make prevention and transparency the top priorities. As I have been noting for a decade, the broken U.S. healthcare system will bankrupt the … Continue reading →

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Trump proposes huge hike in military and police spending

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Patrick Martin Source: WSWS.org The Trump administration sent instructions to federal agencies Monday proposing a $54 billion increase in spending for the Pentagon, the intelligence agencies and the Department of Homeland Security, to be offset by $54 billion in … Continue reading →

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