The Stakes Of Electoral Politics

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Nov 8 13:43:34 PST 2000


Brad DeLong wrote:


>R. Emmett Tyrell is an expert you trust? On anything?

He knows a thing or two about "movement conservatism." Otherwise, he's a bad Mencken imitator.


>Clinton's upping the top-bracket tax rate was governing in the
>interest of Wall Street and the Fortune 500?

Profitability rose sharply during the Clinton years, and Wall Street has been sloshing with money. So even though the tax nibble is a bit deeper, their posttax fortunes are better than ever. For now.

Doug



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