Time for Rich to Pay More Taxes - good article also mentions 99ers

Time for rich to pay more taxes

By Tammerlin Drummond

Oakland Tribune Columnist

Posted: 04/19/2011 08:24:35 PM PDT

http://www.contracostatimes.com/columns/ci_17885973?nclick_check=1

ACROSS AMERICA, more than 13 million people are out of work. There's even a name now for the chronically unemployed: the "99ers," who have maxed out their unemployment benefits.

All those jobs that Republicans promised would be created from tax cuts? They haven't materialized. At least not in this country.

Just ask any of the eager job-seekers who showed up -- résumés in hand -- for the recent Oakland Career Expo hosted by the Private Industry Council. The line to the job fair stretched across the Coliseum parking lot.

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It's way past time. The rich haven't had it better since 1929 (funny coincidence that date). We did very well with the Clinton era tax rates. GW Bush ruined that.

Thanks for posting this Carol.