Outstanding reporting from NPR's planet money. They got five respected economists from the range of the mainstream, and somewhat fringe, political spectrum, and pulled ideas that they all agreed to, on what government can do to fix the economy. Most are tax related:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/...nomic-platform
In brief:
1. End all tax subsidies and loopholes [[mainly the mortgage deduction) and greatly simplify the tax code.
2. End corporate taxes, replace with capital gains increases
3. End payroll taxes, replace with consumption taxes [[especially for energy/pollution generating activities)
4. Legalize most drugs
5. End the tax break for employer-funded healthcare
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