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Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under family family Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A progressive tax should chiefly aim to end the influence of primogeniture A progressive tax should chiefly aim toend the influence of primogeniture TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's wealthy business-owning gentry class owes much of its fortune to deliberate tax-policy choices rather than pure market outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it America's wealthy business-owninggentry class owes much of itsfortune to deliberate tax-policychoices rather than pure marketoutcomes. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Corruption is better restrained by a wide right to vote than by limiting it to the wealthy — tap to centre the map on it Corruption is better restrained by awide right to vote than by limitingit to the wealthy TJ Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taxing billionaire wealth is important to preserve democracy. — tap to centre the map on it Taxing billionaire wealth isimportant to preserve democracy. Last stated 6 days ago 30 Oct 2026 RR Robert Reich — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son — tap to centre the map on it Property should circulate, dividedmore equally among a family'schildren, rather than entrenched byinheritance of the eldest son Last stated 236 years ago 18 Dec 1790 MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The government taking equity in companies is not socialism but a wealth tax on shareholders. — tap to centre the map on it The government taking equity incompanies is not socialism but awealth tax on shareholders. Last stated a year ago 23 Aug 2025 MC Mark Cuban — holds since 2025-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: ‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried by Truss, Musk and Milei did damage without achieving its goals. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried byTruss, Musk and Milei did damagewithout achieving its goals. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 WD William Davies — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue bytariffing foreign countries ratherthan by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived — tap to centre the map on it A crowd will always accept anindirect tax, however high, becauseit passes unperceived GB Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Republicans' long-term strategy since Reagan has been to spend heavily on things that don't benefit the non-rich, refuse to raise taxes, and thereby balloon the national debt. — tap to centre the map on it Republicans' long-term strategysince Reagan has been to spendheavily on things that don't benefitthe non-rich, refuse to raise taxes,and thereby balloon the nationaldebt. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 RS Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Structural fiscal deficits have surpassed private sector lending and monetary policy as the primary driver of economic activity and inflation. — tap to centre the map on it Structural fiscal deficits havesurpassed private sector lending andmonetary policy as the primarydriver of economic activity andinflation. Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jan 2025 LA Lyn Alden — holds since 2025-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Congress passes weapons spending and corporate tax breaks but not social spending because US politics is extremely corrupt. — tap to centre the map on it Congress passes weapons spending andcorporate tax breaks but not socialspending because US politics isextremely corrupt. Last stated 5 years ago 5 May 2022 MD Matt Duss — holds since 2022-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Friedman's universal minimum income went nowhere precisely because it was pure and free of moral judgment, which made it beautiful and politically impossible. — tap to centre the map on it Friedman's universal minimum incomewent nowhere precisely because itwas pure and free of moral judgment,which made it beautiful andpolitically impossible. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 JB Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks andRomans imposed on the land of theKingdom of Israel. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 ID Iain Dale — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A progressive tax should chiefly aim to end the influence of primogeniture Last stated c. 1792 Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →