>On 2/23/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>> If it were all a wash, then why does the bourgeoisie fight against
>>progressive taxes and the welfare state? Are they under an
>>illusion?<
>
>Note that some cappos (e.g., Soros) don't fight progressive taxes and
>the welfare state.
You'd have a hard time coming up with a second name after Soros. He's really an outlier on this. There's almost no capitalist support in the U.S. for progressive taxation and a welfare state. A political or economic crisis might change that, but right now, never.
Doug