Jan D. Weir on The Hartmann Report

[Jan D. Weir]

Data from the genie co-efficient supports your conclusion that higher taxes result in a greater sharing of wealth of a nation. Under FDR and after wealth inequality continuously decreased then reversed to increase under Regan as the graft by Thomas Piketty shows.

ttp://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/Piketty2014FiguresTables.pdf

[Bob Johnson]

I would prefer the rich be taxed by over 95% of their income over a flat tax. But I seldom ever get what I want.

[Susan Feiner]

In FDRs final State of Union address he proposed a 95% income tax on highest earners.