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To: sm1th who wrote (47462)	7/2/2013 10:33:41 AM
From: Little Joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By Thehammer Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Of course he believes tax policy is the issue. It is right there in his dem talking points. It doesn't even occur to Koan that one of the reasons for the disparity in wealth/earnings might be the rent seeking of the privileged i.e. politically influential corporations, and the economic distortion caused by policies he advocates which has resulted in a system which more and more rewards unproductive activities at the expense of the productive. Koan has no ability to think for himself. lj

To: sm1th who wrote (47462)	7/2/2013 11:25:17 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Lot's of stuff is involved and so why it is necessary to go to the social scientists to find out how to deal with it. << Compare your chart with the taxes paid when Ike was president and we had a great middle class. Do you really believe that changes in US tax policy are the major cause of the workforce changes in the past 50 years? Are none of the other factors significant? Globalization? Automation? The post war rebuilding of Japan and Europe? The entry of large numbers of women into the formal workforce? The relentless growth of govt? Isn't it possible that these factors are more important than the tax rate paid by a small number of rich people?