Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Fair Taxes for All

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Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Fair Taxes for All

August 21, 2014

A recent report by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz for the Roosevelt Institute suggests that paying our fair share of taxes and cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality and a faltering economy.

This week on Moyers & Company, Stiglitz tells Bill Moyers that Apple, Google, GE and a host of other Fortune 500 companies are creating what amounts to “an unlimited IRA for corporations.” The result? Vast amounts of lost revenue for our treasury and the exporting of much-needed jobs to other countries.

“I think we can use our tax system to create a better society, to be an expression of our true values,” Stiglitz says. “But if people don’t think that their tax system is fair, they’re not going to want to contribute. It’s going to be difficult to get them to pay. And, unfortunately, right now, our tax system is neither fair nor efficient.”

A version of this program originally aired on May 30, 2014.

Producer: Candace White. Segment Producer: Robert Booth. Editor: Rob Kuhns. Intro & Outro Producer: Robert Booth. Intro & Outro Editor: Rob Kuhns.

http://billmoyers.com/episode/encore-joseph-e-stiglitz-calls-for-fair-taxes-for-all/

[jackieo]

dude. get your nose out of bill moyers.

you wanna pay more taxes? get out your check book and start writing. no one is stopping you from contributing 100 % of your salary.

this whole "fairness" thing is a facade.