Nick Hanauer

Here is the much-talked-about TED talk on inequality given by Nick Hanauer. We (TED) are posting it here to promote public discussion on an important issue. For more background on this, see this blog post from TED Curator Chris Anderson: http://tedchris.posterous.com

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[Peter Carter]

@eddiequest4 is right though. TED talks do tend to lean to the left, but then, as a great man once said: the truth has a well-known liberal bias.

[Les Scott]

Of course TED has a liberal bias. The most intelligent among us all have a liberal bias. :)

[vhfaloha1]

I would also contend that undue over-reaching regulation hurts everyone far more than taxes. Labor laws and compliance costs force huge job losses via driving automation and forcing companies to move to other less costly environments.

[vhfaloha1]

How about a talk on how the taxes collected are largely wasted and/or stolen.

[Justin Knag]

How does he know that the earth is not the center of the universe?

[IelfphilRV]

lemme try explaining with your point :] - that the rich will always find ways to deduct taxes from their income. the wealthiest will find even more avenues to reduce taxes. the increased tax rate [assuming its is increased for a set income and above], affects only the marginal group around that income bracket, because the richest in the group will find ways to reduce their taxes. in effect, only a small group of a mostly newer, richer middle class will be brought down to a lower income bracket.

[Richard Thomas]

Nick has no idea what he's talking about. His charts are misleading if not outright a lie. Go look up the unemployment rate. It FELL twice (once from 1995-2001 and again from 2003-2007) however his chart shows a steady uninterrupted rise.

[altomatomer]

This is not a left/right issue, this is a money vs no-money issue.

[altomatomer]

Well color me surprised, an exclusive society like TED with tickets in thousands of dolars, afraid to bash the rich?

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