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Tue Oct 15 17:14:55 +0000 2019

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The important thing to say is that SZ's core result — that we've seen a drastic and unnecessary reduction in the progressively of the tax system — is rock-solid. In particular, taxes on capita income are way down, while taxes on labor income are up 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 15, 2019 Hibernated

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

We're going to have having an event at the CUNY Graduate with Saez and Zucman about their fantastic new book, and I'm trying to get my own thinking clear, especially about some of the technical controversies. So here's a brief thread 1/ https://t.co/SVgLywyw1H — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 15, 2019 Hibernated

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The controversy involves their eye-popping claim that the current tax system isn't progressive at all — that's it's actually sort of flat except at the top, where it's regressive. 3/ https://t.co/nEE3oy49Vp — PolitiTweet.org

Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman

The starting point is the dramatic decline in tax progressivity that we document in the book and that @DLeonhardt i… https://t.co/YctQfci1hR

Posted Oct. 15, 2019 Hibernated

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