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How Progressive Taxation Punishes Hard Work

A new study shows how progressive taxation is inequitable for people who are working harder. My friend Kip Hagopian has a very thought-provoking article in the current issue of  Policy Review on the (in)equity of the progressive income tax. Here is a core point: The progressive …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday April 2, 2011

How Do the Rich Vote? Follow the Money

The best evidence about the political views of the super-rich comes not from unreliable surveys but from actually tracking their contributions. In response to my recent blogpost arguing that the rich really are more Republican, Frum Forum reader Ken writes that the truly wealthy "vote …

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Written by Andrew Gelman on Sunday February 27, 2011

Are the Rich More Republican?

Over at PowerLine, conservative blogger John Hinderaker claims that most rich people who are politically active are liberals. The data however shows a different story. I don't want to spend my whole life on this red state/blue state thing, but I recently follow this Instapundit link and came …

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Written by Andrew Gelman on Saturday February 26, 2011