Poll: Job creation and taxes on the rich
One of our guests today at 9 a.m., Nick Hanauer, argues that to grow the economy and add jobs, we need to "nurture" the middle class.
Here's what he said in a TED talk:
In a capitalist economy, the true job creators are consumers, the middle class. And taxing the rich to make investments that grow the middle class, is the single smartest thing we can do for the middle class, the poor and the rich.
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Watch his complete TED talk here:
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