Bridging the income gap between the 1 percent and the 99 percent is not something that only benefits the 99 percent while penalizing the 1 percent in some way. In fact, here are five ways in which the 1 percent […]
As the owner and general manager of two inns near Harvard University, I derive personal satisfaction and intellectual rewards from developing and running a successful small business. As a capitalist, I disagree with the politicians and policymakers who invoke the […]
Despite popular fascination with the rich and famous, most working people have little understanding of the finances of the wealthy. And the rich use that unfamiliarity to their advantage as they wield their outsized influence over public policy. Take the […]
Originally posted on Daily Finance. Please visit the original article to see the video. Occupy Wall Street is slowing down a bit as winter sets in, but the conversation it inspired is still gaining momentum. Millions of Americans who once […]
It is a tenet of American economic beliefs, and an article of faith for Republicans that is seldom contested by Democrats: If taxes are raised on the rich, job creation will stop. Trouble is, sometimes the things that we know to be […]
Jeffrey Brown talks to Patriotic Millionaire Garrett Gruener, founder of Ask.com
Producer and entrepreneur Charlie Fink and two dozen other members of the Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength lobbied members of the super committee to increase their tax rates. (PatrioticMillionaires.org) Two dozen wealthy members of the group Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal […]
A group of millionaires visits Capitol Hill to ask lawmakers for a tax hike to help cut deficits. WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — A group of two dozen millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, demanding lawmakers raise their taxes. “We want […]