Chuck Collins (1) (1959–)
Auteur van Economic Apartheid in America: A Primer on Economic Inequality and Insecurity
Voor andere auteurs genaamd Chuck Collins, zie de verduidelijkingspagina.
Over de Auteur
Chuck Collins is the co-director of United for a Fair Economy. (Bowker Author Biography)
Werken van Chuck Collins
Gerelateerde werken
The Self-Made Myth: And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed (2012) — Voorwoord — 25 exemplaren
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Collins, Charles E.
- Geboortedatum
- 1959-10-19
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA - Opleiding
- Hampshire College
Southern New Hampshire University
Cranbrook School - Beroepen
- author
- Organisaties
- Institute for Community Economics
Institute for Policy Studies
Leden
Besprekingen
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
Gerelateerde auteurs
Statistieken
- Werken
- 11
- Ook door
- 3
- Leden
- 450
- Populariteit
- #54,506
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 36
- Talen
- 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.… (meer)