Taxes, and Plenty of ‘Em

I have a piece in the new issue of The American Prospect making the case that financing the progressive agenda is going to require higher taxes, almost certainly including some higher taxes on the middle class and not just the rich. This isn’t something politicians like to talk about, but since it’s objectively accurate I think it behooves progressives to start getting out ahead of the argument rather than just conceding in advance that there’s no possible expansion of public services that’s worth paying for.