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[quote=TheManWithAUsername][quote=Anonymous] I’ve got a few questions for Leonsis.[/quote]
I'll try to answer for him.

[quote=Anonymous]1. We had steeply progressive taxation in this country from World War I until the late ’80s. In that period, the US economy became the most powerful in the world and the American middle class grew like none other in history. Was that “class warfare”?[/quote]
Instituting the taxes wasn't, but talking about the need for them was. It created tension.

[quote=Anonymous]2. Taxes are at historic lows for the top 1% and total tax levels are also at historic lows at a time when the country is facing a decaying infrastructure, closing schools and record numbers of American children are surviving on food stamps. Is that a problem?[/quote]
Oh, great - blame that on me too. I understand exactly what you're insinuating here; it's offensive and downright disgusting. My word! - children may read this!

[quote=Anonymous]3. The concentration of wealth at the top in this country hasn’t been this pronounced since the 1920s. Is that a problem? What should be done it?[/quote]
I got where I am solely through my own efforts. You may not know this, but I was left in a bus station bathroom as a newborn. I started out passing out towels for breast milk, and by the age of three I owned my own cleaning service. If I could pull myself up, so can others; a little hardship builds moral character. Moreover, fuck the poor.

[quote=Anonymous]4. Studies show that Americans favor a much more equitable a distribution of wealth — akin to a country like Sweden. Is this belief rooted in resentment or “class warfare”?[/quote]
Everyone knows that peer-reviewed studies by professors at the top university in this country can be made to say anything. And if there's a grain of truth in it, it's just a regrettable product of the lamestream media's propaganda campaign, from which only the 40% of people who rely on Fox News are spared.
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