The Bare Bones of Life
‘Gordon Gekko’ wants Bernie Sanders to be president
by Heather Long, CNN
(Mar 14, 2016 14:20 ET) — Bernie Sanders doesn’t have much love for billionaires, but one of the most notorious members of the 1% likes him.
“Bernie Sanders, without a doubt” is the best candidate for president, Asher Edelman said on CNBC last week. “From an economic point of view, it’s straightforward.”
Sanders Has A Much More Practical Plan Than Clinton To Raise Taxes On Rich
by Howard Gleckman, CONTRIBUTOR
(MAR. 8, 2016 15:31) — Let’s say you’re a Democrat who wants to raise taxes on rich people. It turns out there are two very different ways to do it: The direct, simple, in-your-face Bernie Sanders version and the indirect, complicated, back-door Hillary Clinton model.
I’m not talking about the magnitude of their respective tax proposals. That’s a whole different story. This is really about the best way to structure tax increases, assuming you want to enact them at all. And by that measure, Sanders has the far better model.
