Tax the rich. They make their money off the people and off the government. Done. Solved. Stop all of the cuts that affect the budget by .00001%. Only then can we talk about balancing the budget and developing a surplus. Otherwise this is just a fluff piece distracting us with all the “good” things trump is doing and ignoring the bad. Oh look he abolished the penny, yay!
Otherwise this is just a fluff piece distracting us with all the “good” things trump is doing and ignoring the bad.
I agree with most of your comment, but I don’t think this is what the article was doing. This is more a look into the future of how we can bend our free-market capitalist economic system into a more socially-beneficial direction without jumping right to the obvious but more controversial solutions like fairer taxation and heavier regulations. IMO, a sovereign like the U.S should own and operate “public option” companies in market sectors that are either considered critical or desperately in need of competition. The company would charge a very fair price for its goods or services, and serve as a way not only to push that specific industry in a better direction (think better standards in healthcare, more environmentally responsible operation in Oil & Gas, etc.) as well as push for broader principles such as fair hiring and employment practices. I have a feeling the current administration won’t be the one to accomplish these goals, however.
Tax the rich. They make their money off the people and off the government. Done. Solved. Stop all of the cuts that affect the budget by .00001%. Only then can we talk about balancing the budget and developing a surplus. Otherwise this is just a fluff piece distracting us with all the “good” things trump is doing and ignoring the bad. Oh look he abolished the penny, yay!
I agree with most of your comment, but I don’t think this is what the article was doing. This is more a look into the future of how we can bend our free-market capitalist economic system into a more socially-beneficial direction without jumping right to the obvious but more controversial solutions like fairer taxation and heavier regulations. IMO, a sovereign like the U.S should own and operate “public option” companies in market sectors that are either considered critical or desperately in need of competition. The company would charge a very fair price for its goods or services, and serve as a way not only to push that specific industry in a better direction (think better standards in healthcare, more environmentally responsible operation in Oil & Gas, etc.) as well as push for broader principles such as fair hiring and employment practices. I have a feeling the current administration won’t be the one to accomplish these goals, however.
Really enjoy that take on this. Thanks for a different view!