THE MUNK DEBATE ON ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
Book ID/图书代码： 06481013B62441
English Summary/英文概要： Should the rich bear the brunt of higher taxes?
Four economic titans. One fiery debate.
As middle-class incomes stagnate in advanced economies while the rich experience record income gains, the eleventh semi-annual Munk Debate pits wealth redistribution supporters Robert Reich and George Papandreou against Newt Gingrich and Arthur Laffer to debate taxation — should the rich pay more?
For some the answer is obvious: redistribute the wealth of the top income earners who have enjoyed, for almost a generation, the lion’s share of all income gains. Imposing higher taxes on the wealthy is the best way for countries such as Canada to reinvest in their social safety nets, education, and infrastructure while protecting the middle class. Others argue that anemic economic growth, not income inequality, is the real problem facing advanced countries. In a globalized economy, raising taxes on society’s wealth creators leads to capital flight, falling government revenues, and less money for the poor. These same voices contend that lowering taxes on everyone stimulates innovation and investment, fuelling future prosperity.
In this edition of the Munk Debates — Canada’s premier international debate series — former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and former Prime Minster of Greece George Papandreou square off against former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and famed economist Arthur Laffer to debate if the rich should bear the brunt of higher taxes.
For the first time ever, this stimulating debate, which will take place in front of a sold-out audience, will be available in print. With advanced countries facing overextended social services, crumbling infrastructure, and sluggish economic growth, the Munk Debate on economic inequality tackles the essential public policy issue: Should we tax the rich more?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 是否富人就理应缴纳更多的税款？
四位经济巨头。一场激烈一场的辩论。
在发达经济体中，当中产阶级的收入仍旧停滞不前，富人们却享受着最高的收入回报率，在第十一届半年度芒克辩论会上，财富重配论的支持者罗伯特•瑞奇与乔治•帕潘奇奥与纽特•金格瑞契以及亚瑟•拉弗展开了一场有关于赋税的论战---富人是否应该多纳税？
对于有些人而言，回答是显而易见的：对于这些一代又一代享受着食物链顶端及绝大部分财富分配的富人群体，应该对其实施财富收入的重新分配。
向富人征收高税收对于加拿大这样的国家而言是最好的方式，因为可以帮助其重新分配与投资社会安全网、教育以及基础设施的建设资金，并保护中产阶级既得利益。反对意见者认为发达经济体所面对的最大障碍并非经济不平等，而是毫无活力的经济增长。当今世界经济全球化，提高社会财富创造者们的税收无疑会导致资本的大量转移，从而使得政府税收大大降低，穷人也因此将获得更少的扶助金。支持者还极力主张降低那些“促进创新发展、引导投资行程以及正加速未来财富产生”的劳动者们的税金。
在本版芒克辩论中---加拿大前国际辩论系列参与人，美国工党前秘书罗伯特•瑞奇与希腊前任首相乔治•帕潘奇奥正摩拳擦掌，打算与美国众议院前发言人纽特•金格瑞契以及著名经济学家亚瑟•拉弗展开一场激烈辩论，讨论富人是否理应缴纳更多税款？
这是该辩论开办有史以来第一次门票售罄，这场振奋人心的辩论将座无虚席，该次辩论的文字记录版也将很快面世。当发达经济体国家社会服务体系的日益广泛化，当其现有的基础实施逐渐无力承受，而经济增长又滞后且毫无动力，芒克辩论针对日益严峻的经济不平等现象展开激烈的争辩，并将带领我们重新审视这一不容忽视的公共政策问题：我们是否应该向富人多征税？（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 乔治•帕潘奇奥在2009-2011年间曾担任希腊首相，现任国际社会党主席。
纽特•金格瑞契曾任美国众议院发言人，他还是一名纽约时报畅销书作家，以及《时代》杂志1995年年度人物。
亚瑟•拉弗被称为“供给经济学”之父。他曾在罗纳德•里根任职期间担任经济顾问，并是“里根-布什”金融联合会成员之一，他还曾给予玛格丽特•撒切尔以财政政策上的指导。
GEORGE PAPANDREOU was the prime minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. He is the current president of the Socialist International.
NEWT GINGRICH is the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, a New York Times bestselling author, and Time magazine’s 1995 Man of the Year.
ARTHUR LAFFER
is known as the “father” of supply-side economics. He was also economic adviser to Ronald Reagan for both of his terms, a member of the Reagan-Bush Finance Committee, and adviser to Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：We just sold the Japanese rights.--From Gillian/lulu 2013-12-4
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