Chuck Collins (1) (1959–)
Autore di Economic Apartheid in America: A Primer on Economic Inequality and Insecurity
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Sull'Autore
Chuck Collins is the co-director of United for a Fair Economy. (Bowker Author Biography)
Opere di Chuck Collins
Opere correlate
The Self-Made Myth: And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed (2012) — Prefazione — 25 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Collins, Charles E.
- Data di nascita
- 1959-10-19
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA - Istruzione
- Hampshire College
Southern New Hampshire University
Cranbrook School - Attività lavorative
- author
- Organizzazioni
- Institute for Community Economics
Institute for Policy Studies
Utenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 11
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 450
- Popolarità
- #54,506
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 36
- Lingue
- 1
Collins has worked with Bill Gates Sr. on the inheritance tax issues. He and Gates Sr. agree that it is not unfair to tax large estates. He countered one opponent to the inheritance tax whose argument was that he worked very hard for his money and deserved to control all of it even in death. Collins answered that many thousands of low income people also work very hard, often long hours at several jobs and never become wealthy from their hard work. In fact their hard work has contributed to other people becoming wealthy or wealthier.
Nobody becomes wealthy by themselves. Many wealthy people have claimed to have done it all on their own. Even President George W. Bush made that claim. Of course it is totally dishonest, Bush was born wealthy and became wealthier with lots of help.
As Collins points out inequality is not good for the country as a whole and it is not good for the wealthy either. This book is worthwhile. I recommend it.… (altro)