ONE of the highlights of the US presidential campaign was the debate on the candidates’ tax policies. John McCain thought it vote catching to call his opponent a socialist when Obama sought to raise taxes of the top 5% of taxpayers to fund the tax reduction for the remaining 95%.
Is a policy that seeks to increase the tax rate for the rich really socialistic? How is this different from progressive taxation?
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