The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and '20s. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes 1910s 20s country
'Das Kapital,' I think, is very difficult to read, and for me, it was not very influential. Thomas Piketty difficultinfluentialkapital Change image and share on social
The main force pushing toward reduction in inequality has always been the diffusion of knowledge and the diffusion of education. Thomas Piketty diffusioneducationforce Change image and share on social
I believe in the power of ideas, I believe in the power of books, but you have to give them time. Thomas Piketty bookgiveidea Change image and share on social
It would have been amazing to have been a student at Oxford during that golden moment in the 1910s, rubbing elbows with the likes of Aldous Huxley and T.E. Lawrence, before World War I shattered everything forever. Kevin Kwan 1910saldousamaze share on social
Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios. John Sununu americabackgroundbenefit share on social
I definitely would never go back to my 20s. The best is yet to come. Celine Dion 20sback Change image and share on social