Obama Sr.

¿Cuáles eran las ideas económicas del padre de Obama?

Sí, ya sé, estas cosas las escribió el padre de Obama, no el actual presidente de EEUU. Pero los paralelismos son muy interesantes.

Lean y lloren:

"What is more important is to find means by which we can redistribute our economic gains to the benefit of all," said the senior Obama, a Harvard-educated economist. "This is the government's obligation." The "means" he had in mind were confiscatory taxes on a scale that redefines the term "progressive taxation."

"Theoretically," he wrote, "there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100% of income so long as the people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is taxed."

Therefore, he added, "I do not see why the government cannot tax those who have more and siphon some of these revenues into savings which can be utilized in investment for future development."

(Visto en Jawa Report)