http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28242-new-year-s-resolutions-ten-ways-to-combat-upward-redistribution-of-income
The big gainers in the last three decades (a.k.a. the 1%) like to
pretend that their good fortune was simply the result of the natural
workings of the market. This backdrop largely limits political debate in
Washington. The main difference is that the conservatives want to keep
all the money for themselves, while the liberals are willing to toss a
few crumbs to the rest of the country in the form of food stamps, health
care insurance, and other transfers.
While the crumbs are helpful, the serious among us have to be
thinking about the unrigging of the economy so that all the money
doesn't flow upward in the first place. Here are 10 ways in which we
should be looking to change the structure of the market in 2015, so that
all the money doesn't flow to the 1%.
In all of these areas changes will be difficult, since the 1% will
use their wealth and power to ensure that the rules are not rewritten to
benefit the bulk of the country. However this list should provide a
useful set of market friendly policies that will both lead to more
equality and more growth.
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