cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33332812
Sanders used the findings of a recent working paper to denounce Republicans’ determination to pass tax cuts that will benefit wealthy Americans the most.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33332812
Sanders used the findings of a recent working paper to denounce Republicans’ determination to pass tax cuts that will benefit wealthy Americans the most.
Two points. First, the ‘merely rich’ aren’t doing much better than their counterparts of the past. Angelina Jolie isn’t substantively richer than Elizabeth Taylor was. Second, the price of luxuries has skyrocketed. The original Corvette cost about $6,000.00 when the average worker made $5,000.00 a year. Today the new Corvette, which isn’t even the most expensive car, is about $250,000.00. Tickets to Super Bowl I were about $12.00 iirc.