Taxing America’s wealthy: Theme of the Week

[Bloomberg]( Senator Elizabeth Warren [has proposed a wealth tax](. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to impose a [70 percent marginal tax rate](. Republicans say Democrats’ push to get the country’s wealthy to pony up more in taxes to finance a progressive agenda [isn’t going to fly](. And Democratic lawmakers and voters want to address [how to help America’s working class]( narrow the widening chasm between the haves and the have-nots, while also maintaining a dynamic economy. Bloomberg Opinion’s writers brought a hefty amount of expertise this week to an issue that will continue to dominate economic and political discussions. [Resentment of the Wealthy Is Not a Policy]( – Tyler Cowen [What Elizabeth Warren Gets Wrong About the Rich]( – Karl W. Smith [A Wealth Tax Is Better Than Some of the Alternatives]( – Noah Smith [The Golden Age of Hollywood Tax Avoidance]( – Joe Nocera [A Simple Fix to Address Income Inequality]( – Pamela Herd and Donald P. Moynihan [Taxing the Rich Is an Idea Whose Time Has Come -- and Gone]( – Stephen Mihm [The Wealthy Are Victims of Their Own Propaganda]( – Stephanie Kelton [Wealth Tax’s Legality Depends on What ‘Direct’ Means]( – Noah Feldman [The Best Economic Policy for the Working Class]( – Karl W. Smith This is the Theme of the Week edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, Sunday’s roundup of our biggest commentary topic this week. [FOLLOW US [Facebook Share]]( [Twitter Share]( SEND TO A FRIEND [Share with a friend] You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Bloomberg.com]( | [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022