tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4841693095573672192..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: AFP — Leading French candidate vows 75 percent tax on super richmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-65677063397232527162012-02-29T13:39:05.288-05:002012-02-29T13:39:05.288-05:00Under the rules of the EZ where government have to...Under the rules of the EZ where government have to fund themselves through fiscal policy as do US states, this is exactly what the doctor ordered as the preferred way to stabilize the economy instead of cutting spending that will impoverish workers, result in debt-deflation and depression, and probably end in military coups to maintain order, as Steve Keen expects to happen under current fiscal austerity.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-26938232247584163112012-02-29T13:30:04.533-05:002012-02-29T13:30:04.533-05:00Is Timmy simply attempting to promote B Obama'...Is Timmy simply attempting to promote B Obama's latest campaign strategy?<br /><br />FEBRUARY 29, 2012<br />Geithner and the 'Privilege' of Being American<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970204653604577247800370322294-lMyQjAxMTAyMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html?mod=wsj_share_emailwilwon32https://www.blogger.com/profile/00601484708970709806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-71279368676665876502012-02-29T12:08:14.280-05:002012-02-29T12:08:14.280-05:00How ironic would it be if the French actually did ...How ironic would it be if the French actually did this and the eocnomy boomed? And I predict it would, especially if the tax "savings" of the government were redirected toward the bottom tier of income earners.mike normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-10230015500446004012012-02-29T10:10:18.547-05:002012-02-29T10:10:18.547-05:00Ya, and the super rich will tell his dumbarse to g...Ya, and the super rich will tell his dumbarse to go pound sand. They can do as they please with enough capital, as we see every time a state decides to raise income tax on citizens. The rich vote with their feet. Same as it ever was or shall be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-38920886989921714592012-02-29T05:20:41.975-05:002012-02-29T05:20:41.975-05:00if legal tricks are possible to evade and tax heav...if legal tricks are possible to evade and tax heavens exists there is virtually nothing to do about it.<br /><br />The super-rich & big corporations will keep evading most of their taxes.<br /><br />Justice, democracy and financial globalization probably can't coexist. Soon or later we will see that.Leveragenoreply@blogger.com