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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The ideal of the Citizen approach is having everyone pay fair taxes, to a government in which everyone has a meaningful stake; philanthropy explicitly works against this by shielding wealth from taxation. In the Consumer Story, we ask ourselves what we as individuals are getting in return for our taxes. In a Citizen society, we recognise the tax we
... See moreJon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
I think it's as clear as the nose on my face that the fiscal path we're on is simply not sustainable. And when I'm asked to describe the situation we face, to me, it's always like a cancer, and it's a cancer that truly is going to destroy this country from within." This was not some crazed right-wing extremist speaking, nor even Alan Simpson,
... See moreMichael Green • In Gold We Trust? The Future of Money in an Age of Uncertainty (Kindle Single)
... Increasing prosperity tends to breed indifference and to corrupt moral soundness. Glaring inequalities in condition create discontent and strain the democratic relation. The vicious are the willing, and the ignorant are unconscious
Charles Evans Hughes - Wikiquote
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