Dukakis Debates Taxation, Occupy Movement
Roosevelt Institute and others listen in on discussion.
The Roosevelt Institute at Wheaton College welcomed former Governor Michael Dukakis Monday night to join a panel discussion with Professor Jay Goodman and Steve Poftak of the Pioneer Institute. They debated the merits of various forms of taxation, the emerging role of the Occupy movement in the national debate, and their views on what role taxation will play in the discourse of the 2012 national elections. “I thought the panel was a terrific balance; Governor Dukakis, who was able to provide insight from the statewide as well as national level, Steve Poftak, who has deep experience in state policy through the Pioneer Institute, and Professor Goodman, who was really able to give a broad historical and political context to the conversation…
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