Even among self-identified Republicans, those who say that the rich should pay more outnumber those who say they should pay less by two to one.
So every Republican who would be president is committed to a policy that is both demonstrably bad economics and deeply unpopular. What’s going on?
.. So Mr. Rubio came back with a plan that eliminated taxes on dividends, capital gains, and inherited wealth, providing a huge windfall to the very wealthy. And suddenly he was gaining a lot of buzz among Republican donors. The new plan would add trillions to the deficit, which conservatives claim to care about, but never mind.
In other words, it’s straightforward and quite stark: Republicans support big tax cuts for the wealthy because that’s what wealthy donors want.
Businesses Worry About Shouldering Burden of Greek Debt
“The Greek proposal is simply populist austerity,” said Theodore Pelagidis, an economist at the University of Piraeus who has studied the impact of previous Greek programs on the broader economy. “It’s really worrying that a program will be approved with no spending cuts whatsoever.”
.. “With all this bureaucracy and now with all this taxation, who would want to invest here?” Mr. Tziritis said, shaking his head.
Can Republicans Avoid the Romney Tax Trap?
But Mr. Carson has been open about the fact that his plan would raise taxes on some lower earners. He said on “Fox News Sunday” this month that it was “condescending” to argue poor people could not afford to pay the same tax rate as rich people.
.. Senator Marco Rubio has endorsed a plan that tosses aside any commitment to revenue neutrality. It would reduce revenue by trillions of dollars over a decade by cutting rates, abolishing taxes on capital gains and dividends and creating a new tax preference for business owners. Mr. Rubio told reporters in March, “I’ve never believed that tax reform by itself should pay for itself.”
.. Given his family history with “Read my lips, no new taxes,” it’s no surprise Mr. Bush would be hesitant about tax promises. The question is whetherG.O.P. primary voters, used to promises of deep tax cuts, yet desirous of higher military spending and wary of old-age entitlement cuts, will allow a candidate to dance around their unreasonable expectations — or whether they will push their nominee into promises that prove unpopular in a general election.
Fines and Fees of the Poor While Top Employers are Exempt from Property Taxes
The conditions in West Baltimore today are the direct consequence of speculative real estate practices that have long targeted people with few to no options.
On the heels of any ghetto economy based on extraction comes the excessive policing necessary to keep everyone in place. Cities that are starved for income have found ways to raise revenues by way of fines and fees exacted from poor, underemployed African-Americans and migrants of color. These include property taxes and court costs. In Maryland, in particular, these come in lieu of property taxes that many of the state’s largest employers are not required to pay.