Sentence examples for rich increase from inspiring English sources
Mr. Hollande, in an effort to recapture momentum in the election, laid out his initial plans as president: to freeze fuel prices for three months, slash ministerial salaries by 30 percent, raise taxes on the very rich, increase welfare payments and guarantee interest rates above inflation on tax-free savings accounts.
In fact, there is absolutely no evidence in the economic history of the last century that tax cuts for the rich increase economic growth.
"Kasich ran on a platform of growth, and his first thing is to give tax breaks to the rich, increase the pay of his staff significantly -- while at the same time, he's trying to cut the firefighters and police and teachers and nurses.
The falsehood that cutting food stamps is about saving government money is evident when the House plans rich increases in crop insurance subsidies for farmers.
"Specifically, if the income share of the top 20% (the rich) increases, then GDP growth actually declines over the medium term, suggesting that the benefits do not trickle down.
A recent IMF discussion paper says: "if the income share of the top 20% (the rich) increases, then GDP growth actually declines over the medium term, suggesting that the benefits do not trickle down.
He observed that as societies become middle-class, their resentment against the rich increases.
The deficit is the result of tax cuts for the rich, increases in military spending, spending on the recession and long-term cost increases in health care.
As charitable giving is structured in the United States today, it too often plays out not as the rich helping out the poor, but as the rich increasing the gap between themselves and the poor.
The alternative narrative argues that runaway inequality is ruining our way of life -- that as the super-rich increase their wealth, the rest of us suffer.
The new cable channels could make the richest teams even richer, increasing the disparity between them and the weakest teams in the league.
