> future survival of the species As this is the discussion about taxes - notice that all currently available methods capable of blowing human species off the e

> future survival of the species As this is the discussion about taxes - notice that all currently available methods capable of blowing human species off the earth were funded by taxes. > recent nuclear threats made by the US president How does that relate to taxes or income inequality in any way? If anything, if the government would have even more spare money it would be more likely to go to war in order to spend that money. > government shutdowns The way I see it, the government shutdown is just a bargaining chip used in negotiations between parties. The problem here is lowered standard of acceptable behavior in politics and increased adversity between republican and democratic party. There is definitelly something seriously wrong, but I don't think it's fundamentally economic in nature - you find both rich and poor people on each side.