“It was under Wilson, of course, that the first huge parts of the Marxist program, such as the progressive income tax, were incorporated into the American system.” FirstsCoursesHugeTaxesProgramIncomeProgressiveIncome TaxMarxistWilson Author:Robert W. Welch, Jr.
“But integration and equality are myths; they disguise a new segregation and a new equality...Every social order institutes its own program of separation or segregation. A particular faith and morality is given privileged status and all else is separated for progressive elimination.” OrderGivenSocialParticularMoralityProgramMythSeparationProgressiveDisguisePrivilegedIntegrationSegregationInstituteEliminationSocial OrderInstitutes Author:R.J. Rushdoony
“A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They have become the most conservative force in American politics.” IfsForcePartyGenerationsProgramSacredDemocraticConservativeProgressiveAmerican PoliticsDemocratic PartyProgressive Change Author:Thomas Friedman
“I'm not so optimistic as to think that you would ever be able to garner a majority of an American Congress that would make those kinds of investments above and beyond the kinds of investments that could be made in a progressive program for lifting up all people.” PeopleThinkingKindMadeAbleProgramMajorityInvestmentCongressOptimisticProgressiveLiftingAbove And BeyondLifting Up Author:Barack Obama
“The Sanders campaign showed that a candidate with mildly progressive programs could win the nomination, maybe the election, even without the backing of the major funders or any media support. There's good reason to suppose that Sanders would have won the nomination had it not been for shenanigans of the Obama-Clinton party managers. He is now the most popular political figure in the country by a large margin.” CountryReasonPoliticalWinningPartySupportProgramElectionProgressive Author:Noam Chomsky
“A centerpiece for any kind of progressive social and economic program needs to be full employment with decent wages and working conditions. The reasons are starting with money. Does someone in your family have a job and, if so, how much does it pay? For the overwhelming majority of the world's population, how one answers these two questions determines, more than anything else, what one's living standard will be. But beyond just money, your job is also crucial for establishing your ability to raise a family, and your chances to participate in the life of your community.” KindReasonCommunityChanceAbilityEconomicProgramDetermineOur FamilyDecentProgressiveOverwhelming Author:Robert Pollin
“[S]tatism is but socialized dishonesty; it is feathering the nests of some with feathers coercively plucked from others - on the grand scale. There is no moral difference between the act of a pickpocket and the progressive income tax or any other social program.” SocialDifferencesLibertyMoralTaxesProgramLibertarianScalesIncomeProgressiveLibertarianismFeathersDishonestyNestsIncome TaxSocial Programs Author:Leonard Read