And Trump wants to use the disastrous public-private partnership system to rebuild America's infrastructure!
New research suggests that the superrich are hiding their money at alarming rates. A study by economists Annette Alstadsaeter, Niels Johannesen and Gabriel Zucman reports that households with wealth over $40 million evade 25 to 30 percent of personal income and wealth taxes.
These stunning numbers have two troubling implications.
First, we’re missing billions in taxes each year. That’s partly why our roads and transit systems are falling apart.
Second, wealth inequality may be even worse than we thought. Economic surveys estimate that roughly 85 percent of income and wealth gains in the last decade have gone to the wealthiest one-tenth of the top 1 percent.
What Happened to America’s Wealth? The Rich Hid It https://t.co/OCOZbiXEId via @BillMoyersHQ
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) 8 July 2017
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