Taxes, the Rich, and Our Known Universe

[marmar]

from Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality:


Taxes, the Rich, and Our Known Universe
APRIL 13, 2014

Pundits and political scientists are always searching for that simple theory that’ll explain just what makes our politics tick. Where should they be looking? How about in the eyes of a billionaire at tax time?

By Sam Pizzigati


Physicists the world over have been all abuzz lately. A new research breakthrough has them tantalizingly close to a “grand unified theory” of how absolutely everything in the physical universe actually works, the holy grail of modern physics ever since the days of Albert Einstein.

A “grand unified theory of everything,” of course, could also come in handy for our political universe. Just imagine how much more comprehensible our world would seem if we had a single “grand” proposition to help us make sense of the strange and unconnected political realities we see all around us.

And what might that grand proposition be? In honor of this week’s tax filing deadline, let’s try this one: Rich people really really don’t like paying taxes.

Can a proposition this simple explain everything?

Well, go ahead. Pick a political phenomenon in the United States today. Somewhere in the shadows, if you dig deep enough, you’ll find a billionaire feverishly pulling levers to avoid paying higher taxes. Or some pol, just as fevered, working to remain in that billionaire’s good graces. .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://toomuchonline.org/taxes-rich-known-universe/#sthash.zYMqI5c4.dpuf

[el_bryanto]

1. It does explain a lot; although it might be expanded to nobody likes paying taxes

And a mention of how they hate having their companies being regulated wouldn't go amiss.

Bryant