How Billionaires Pay Less In Taxes Than You

The new bombshell report from ProPublica may not have come as much of a surprise, but it should at least spark some serious conversations about the state of inequality and corporate power in America. When money buys policies, and polices benefit those with money, what can be done to solve the problem? How Billionaires Pay Less In Taxes Than You – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: ProPublica Report https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax ProPublica Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pBPZMUcsh0 News Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wrGfAFnr1M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5bRCckqSOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWRlkGcc4Yw Jeff Bezos real estate holdings: https://nypost.com/article/jeff-bezos-houses-real-estate-portfolio/ Jeff Bezos megayacht: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/jeff-bezoss-dollar500-million-yacht-comes-with-its-own-yacht/ar-BB1gy7Pw Change in tax rates over time graphic: https://taxjusticenow.org/#/ Trickle Down economics study: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/107919/1/Hope_economic_consequences_of_major_tax_cuts_published.pdf Biden keeping Trump era business tax break: https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-biden-budget-retains-trump-era-business-tax-break-11622293200 McConnell on leakers: https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-propublica-tax-leak-billionaires-republican-outrage-2021-6 Civil War taxation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1862 Testing Theories of American Politics (corporate interests vs average citizens): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B Russian Revolution: https://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/events/revolution/index.htm Chinese Revolution: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-2/mswv2_23.htm Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com