Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Stiglitz: Tax fairness can eliminate U.S. debt and grow the economy

My main bearded liberal Nobel economist Joe Stiglitz gives a clear and hopeful message: we can fix our tax system, fix the debt and grow our country all at the same time.

This is a message the MSM will not tell you; they say we can only, and must, cut Social Security, Medicare and welfare programs for the poorest Americans in order to cut the national debt.

It's a corporate media lie!  There is another way.


May 30, 2014 | Moyers & Company

A new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz for the Roosevelt Institute suggests that paying our fair share of taxes and cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality and a faltering economy.

This week on Moyers & Company, Stiglitz tells Bill that Apple, Google, GE and a host of other Fortune 500 companies are creating what amounts to “an unlimited IRA for corporations.” The result? Vast amounts of lost revenue for our treasury and the exporting of much-needed jobs to other countries.

“I think we can use our tax system to create a better society, to be an expression of our true values.” Stiglitz says. “But if people don’t think that their tax system is fair, they’re not going to want to contribute. It’s going to be difficult to get them to pay. And, unfortunately, right now, our tax system is neither fair nor efficient.”



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