Thursday, July 24, 2014

When Corporations Abandon Their Corporate Citizenship

Talk about not paying a fair share of taxes for the benefits received.  Some corporations who do most of their business in the US are scheming to "locate" in other countries to avoid taxes.

Norm Ornstein explains how in this piece from The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/07/corporations-still-not-people/373889/

Condensed Guides to Inequality in the US

You might be one of the many who haven't the time or the inclination to read the latest best seller on the topic of how the economics game in the US is rigged in favor of the super rich.  If so, you might want to check out this summary by Nicholas Kristof:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/opinion/nicholas-kristof-idiots-guide-to-inequality-piketty-capital.html

And if you prefer a humorous approach to the topic, John Oliver has just the thing for you in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfgSEwjAeno

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

John Oliver Explains How the Wealth Game is Rigged

Here's a great post from Vox.com with a video from John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight".

http://www.vox.com/2014/7/14/5897797/john-oliver-explains-wealth-gap

Is false optimism shaping your view of what's fair when it comes to taxation?