ShannyDee: Not just cuts, systemic restructuring of the tax code to give advantage to the wealthy

A staggering $50 trillion. That is how much the upward redistribution of income has cost American workers over the past several decades.

The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Securetime.com A report shows that a $50 trillion redistribution of income to benefit the richest has made America less healthy, resilient, and secure

True - but we have to make clear _who_ is largely responsible. It wasn't driven by natural forces but because Republicans, starting with Reagan in '81, legislated it, primarily with tax cuts.

Not just cuts, systemic restructuring of the tax code to give advantage to the wealthy

Well, the wealthy did write the tax code after all.

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