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Wealth And Our Commonwealth

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Author : William H. Gates
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2016-02-16

Wealth And Our Commonwealth written by William H. Gates and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-16 with Political Science categories.

The ‘Man Bites Dog’ story of over 1,000 high net-worth individuals who rose up to protest the repeal of the estate tax made headlines everywhere last year. Central to the organization of what Newsweek tagged the ‘billionaire backlash’ were two visionaries: Bill Gates, Sr., cochair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest foundation on earth, and Chuck Collins, cofounder of United for a Fair Economy and Responsible Wealth, and the great-grandson of meat packer Oscar Mayer who gave away his substantial inheritance at the age of twenty-six. Gates and Collins argue that individual wealth is a product not only of hard work and smart choices but of the society that provides the fertile soil for success. They don‘t subscribe to the ‘Great Man’ theory of wealth creation but contend that society‘s investments, such as economic development, education, health care, and property rights protection, all contribute to any individual‘s good fortune. With the repeal proposed by the Bush administration, we might be facing the future that Teddy Roosevelt feared—where huge fortunes amassed and untaxed would evolve into a dangerous and permanent aristocracy. Repeal would drop federal revenues $294 billion in the first 10 years; 27 some $750 billion would be lost in the second decade, not to mention that the U.S. Treasury estimates that charitable contributions would drop by $6 billion a year. But what about all those modest families that would lose the farm? Gates and Collins expose the fallacy of this argument, pointing out that this is largely a myth and that the very same lobbies and politicians who are crying ‘cows’ have opposed other legislation that would actually have helped small farmers. Weaving in personal narratives, history, and plenty of solid economic sense, Gates and Collins make a sound and compelling case for tax reform, not repeal.

The Wealth Of The Commonwealth

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Author : Alfred Church Lane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906

The Wealth Of The Commonwealth written by Alfred Church Lane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with categories.

Wealth And The Commonwealth

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Author : Joseph Wood (Writer on socialism)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895

Wealth And The Commonwealth written by Joseph Wood (Writer on socialism) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Socialism categories.

Wealth Against Commonwealth

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Author : Henry Demarest Lloyd
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09

Wealth Against Commonwealth written by Henry Demarest Lloyd and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI BONO OF THE BARREL Genius could take so unspeakable a thing as a shirt and sing it into an immortal song, but a barrel--and an oil-barrel, greasy and ill-smelling--even genius could do nothing with that. But the barrel plays a leading role in the drama of the great monopoly. Out of it have flown shapes of evil that have infected private fortunes, the prosperity of more than one industry, the fiduciary honor of great men, the faithfulness of the Government to its citizens. Perhaps a part of what genius could do for the shirt--force a hearing for the wronged -- may be done for this homely vessel of the struggling independent by the kindly solicitude of the people to learn every secret spring of the ruin of their brothers. The market -- the barrel that went to market--the freight rate that stopped the barrel that went to market--the railway king who made the rate that stopped the barrel that went to market -- the greater king who whispered behind to the railway king to make the rate that stopped the barrel that went to market--this is the house that Jack unbuilt. Such is the superiority of a simple business organization, where "evolution " has not carried the details of the industry out of sight of the owner, and where the master and man, buyer and seller, are in touch, that the independent refiners could overcome the tax imposed on them by this pooling of the pipe line and the railroads, and not only survive but prosper moderately. During the three years--from 1885 to 1888-- following the first attack upon them under the contract just described, they state, in their appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1888, they were "enabled by their ad ANOTHER "NO" 129 vantages in the local markets to keep up, maintain, and even...

Our Common Wealth

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Author : Jonathan Rowe
language : en
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Release Date : 2013-04-01

Our Common Wealth written by Jonathan Rowe and has been published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-01 with Business & Economics categories.

A huge part of our economy is invisible, invaluable, and under siege. This is “the commons,” a term that denotes everything we share. Some parts of the commons are gifts of nature: the air and oceans, the web of species, wilderness, and watersheds. Others are the product of human creativity and endeavor: sidewalks and public spaces, the Internet, our languages, cultures, and technologies. Jonathan Rowe illuminates the scale and value of the commons, its symbiotic relationship with the rest of our economy, its importance to our personal and planetary well-being, and how it is threatened by privatization and neglect. He unifies many seemingly disparate struggles—against pollution, excessive development, corporate marketing to children, and more—with the force of this powerful idea. And he calls for new institutions that create a durable balance between the commons and the profit-seeking side of our economy.

Wealth Against Commonwealth

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Author : Henry Demarest Lloyd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963

Wealth Against Commonwealth written by Henry Demarest Lloyd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with History categories.

Wealth Against Commonwealth by Henry Demarest Lloyd, first published in 1963, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Wealth Against Commonwealth Classic Reprint

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Author : Henry Demarest Lloyd
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-09-16

Wealth Against Commonwealth Classic Reprint written by Henry Demarest Lloyd and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-16 with Reference categories.

Excerpt from Wealth Against Commonwealth The majority have never been able to buy enough of any thing; but this minority have too much of everything to sell. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.