Why would super-rich people voluntarily give back their tax savings and advocate for repeal of a law that serves their own self-interest? Lapham puts it this way:<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers of Responsible Wealth recognize that their own prosperity and success would not be possible without the foundation of a strong public education system, an effective transportation network, a strong legal system and more,\u201d he say. \u201cThose are the kinds of foundational building blocks that we get through our tax system. Responsible Wealth members are more than happy to pay their share to support those public investments that they have benefited so greatly from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What could be more refreshing and hopeful, in a time when Tea Party rallies get massive publicity for their anti-tax, anti-government sloganeering,\u00a0 than a group of wealthy people who care for the common good and are actually doing something to promote it?<\/p>\n

[Originally posted on Occasional Planet, April 15, 2010]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Millionaires back higher taxes! It sounds like another April Fool\u2019s joke or a story concocted by The Onion, but it\u2019s not. Earlier this year,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[294,93,16],"tags":[361,359,360],"yoast_head":"\n