Tom Perkins Prefers Only Taxpayers Vote
He’s definitely NOT running for public office! A San Francisco-based investor, Tom Perkins is a member of the top 1% of the wealthiest Americans. He offers his opinions freely about who should vote and how taxes should work. He says that for each tax dollar paid, the payer should be entitled to a vote. Further, he says, progressive taxes, inherently unfair to the wealthiest like Perkins, should be changed. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/14/us-venture-perkins-taxes-idUSBREA1D1N620140214
No one takes Perkins seriously, but maybe they should. His recommendations for votes or taxes will not likely interest even a handful of political influencers. Nonetheless, if he and just a few others from the 1% voice opinions broadly enough, something like a French revolution might be encouraged among a growing collection of publicly minded progressives. Economic inequality now occupies the attention of many serious thinkers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_inequality
The divide between rich and poor, both in the US and worldwide, has not been larger for over a century. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/11/nation/la-na-nn-income-inequality-20130910 A question on many minds today concerns whether the government should do more to create economic equality. http://www.economist.com/economist-asks/should_government_do_more_close_gap_between_rich_and_poor
Perkins cannot be serious about his simplistic ideas, but someone out there might not realize he intends merely to promote a conversation about voting, taxes, and the future of his nation-state, the USA. From the perspective of http://HamiltonFinanceServices.com, this type of conversation requires constant renewal to sustain any large, modern society. What do you think?
