tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post630125654458917596..comments2024-03-25T07:51:47.758-04:00Comments on Thoughts On Economics: Davidson On Obama's Job PlanRobert Vienneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748118392842775431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-3492105991170136792011-09-13T21:08:38.313-04:002011-09-13T21:08:38.313-04:00Haris,
I don't know if your question is addre...Haris,<br /><br />I don't know if your question is addressed to me or to Robert, but listening to Paul Davidson in the interview, he basically said that higher taxes on high-income households are unpopular because, in U.S. at least, everyone thinks they might become rich themselves one day (perhaps via a lucky ticket in a lottery).Greg Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422264577421199573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-25601324777563055012011-09-13T14:15:28.581-04:002011-09-13T14:15:28.581-04:00can you tell me more about Paul D's claim on t...can you tell me more about Paul D's claim on the higher tax rateharishttp://www.universityadmissionz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-67015295744768241842011-09-11T21:52:03.625-04:002011-09-11T21:52:03.625-04:00I was a little puzzled by Paul D's claim that ...I was a little puzzled by Paul D's claim that higher tax rates on the well-to-do doesn't play well politically. Polls show otherwise, despite the fact that a great many people do, indeed, have an exaggerated sense of their likelihood of becoming rich.Greg Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422264577421199573noreply@blogger.com