Robert Reich on the influence of big $

The Big Chill: How Big Money Is Buying Off Criticism of Big Money

robertreich:

Not long ago I was asked to speak to a religious congregation about widening inequality. Shortly before I began, the head of thecongregation asked that I not advocate raising taxes on the wealthy.
He said he didn’t want to antagonize certain wealthycongregants on whose generosity the congregation…

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