Considering how well Brewer's sound thesis complements my current book of choice, Benjamin R. Barber's Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole, I may actually have to consider becoming a militant.
Ending the Hidden Agenda Behind Tax Cuts, by Joe Brewer (truthout/Perspective).
The way that taxation is viewed by the public has a lot to do with the way politicians frame the debate.
Something as simple as a metaphor can mean the difference between shared prosperity and widespread suffering.
It's time to tell the truth about tax cuts. This phrase dominates political discourse and is coughed out every time a conservative public figure opens his mouth. It is treated like the basis of sound reasoning, yet no one points out what should be obvious - that "tax relief" and "tax cuts" are just code words for destroying the capacity of government to serve the public.
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