Even the conservative Wall Street Journal understands the havoc wealth inequality is wreaking on our economy and society.It’s far past time to unrig the system. https://www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-low-taxes-are-becoming-a-problem-for-the-economy-27a560ca
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-03-15T00:31:42.521662Z
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes.Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.(Published Dec. 2024)
— ProPublica (@propublica.org) 2026-03-14T01:00:09.195561235Z
This is how our government has been corrupted:1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor3) Donors make huge profit4) RepeatWe must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T15:35:35.620Z
Sad! 