Thursday, October 8, 2009

Writer claims "High Taxes Are Necessary for Modern Society

Outrageous. -- S, Lane

Main Economics Writer Says High Taxes Are Necessary for Modern Society
High taxes are a societal imperative, says the Times' economics conscience, David Leonhardt: "And taxes are supposed to rise as a country grows richer."

Posted by: Clay Waters
10/8/2009 1:29:41 PM


http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2009/20091008132228.aspx

Economics writer David Leonhardt is the Times' neo-liberal conscience on economic matters. During the campaign, boosted Obama during the campaign by defending him as a fiscal conservative.

In his latest column on Wednesday, with the unintentionally revealing title "Partisan Economics In Action," he celebrated economist Bruce Bartlett, a self-identified conservative who nonetheless supports raising taxes.


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