Showing posts with label class warfare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label class warfare. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2018

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Human Sacrifice Is Linked To Social Hierarchies In New Study

Saying they found "a darker link between religion and the evolution of modern hierarchical societies" than has been previously suggested, a group of scientists say ritual human sacrifice promoted stratified social systems – and helped to sustain inherited class systems once they were established....
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/04/473004808/human-sacrifice-is-linked-to-social-hierarchies-in-new-study?sc=tw


Saturday, April 16, 2016

Republican Candidates Call Raising Taxes On Millionaires ‘Class Warfare’

During Saturday night’s debate, Republican candidates categorically refused to raise taxes on millionaires if elected president. Though ABC moderators noted that “68 percent of Americans favor raising taxes on people making more than $1 million,” all candidates who answered refused to endorse such a proposal, with some calling the notion “class warfare,” and others implying that those on welfare live better than those who work....http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/02/06/3746956/republican-candidates-call-raising-taxes-on-millionaires-class-warfare/


Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Here’s How The One Percent Fares Under President Clinton Or President Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s tax plan would raise trillions in revenue by increasing taxes on the wealthy, according to the Tax Policy Center’s new analysis.....

... That stands in stark contrast to Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s plan. His proposal — which includes lowering the corporate tax rate and the capital gains rate, reducing the top tax rate paid by the highest income Americans, and ending taxes on inheritances altogether — would overwhelmingly help the rich....
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/03/3756366/hillary-clinton-tax-analysis/









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