Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes

Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes

Robert Reich: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Taxes

Plus: Martin Garbus on clemency for Leonard Peltier, and Amy Wilentz on the worst and best of 2016.

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Could Republicans be right when they say taxes on business hurt the economy, and low wages help?  Robert Reich says there’s an easy way to find out: compare economic growth in high-tax, high-wage California, with Texas.

Also: Legendary attorney Marty Garbus argues that Obama should grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist who’s been in prison for 41 years.

And, as the horrible year of 2016 comes to an end, Amy Wilentz talks about some of the year’s worst moments—and some of the best.

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