Doug Henwood Talks

Jim Devine wrote:

On 2/23/06, Doug Henwood dhenwood@panix.com wrote:

If it were all a wash, then why does the bourgeoisie fight against progressive taxes and the welfare state? Are they under an illusion?<

Note that some cappos (e.g., Soros) don’t fight progressive taxes and the welfare state.

You’d have a hard time coming up with a second name after Soros. He’s really an outlier on this. There’s almost no capitalist support in the U.S. for progressive taxation and a welfare state. A political or economic crisis might change that, but right now, never.

Doug

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