For silence your cell phones. Of course it would use them for social media you are welcome to keep them on. Also during our q a we have microphone, just one this time, so if you could step up to that mike mika would be great because as you can see we have cspan film we also making an audio recording of this event. And feel free to leave your chairs with our. We have more events coming up this afternoon so youre welcome to stick around all day. Im pleased to welcome Johanna Neuman this afternoon to discuss her important new book gilded suffragists about a group of new york socialites who fought for the womens right to vote in the early part of the last century. Among the more than 200 social figures involved in the movement she writes about a host of familiar names including astor, belmont, harriman and vanderbilt, richard might just what a radical explosive notion the womens vote was in the early 1900s and how in her own words theres a moment when generations cross paths and an idea th
Stick around for the next couple of hours. See how part of this was raining in oakland today. Drivers using the wipers, of course. Well have people out in the elements trying to stay dry with their umbrellas. And on the 23rd avenue exit from northbound, a lot of standing water causing slowdowns and traffic. Now emergency crews spent the day responding to dozens of crashes on bay area roadways. Road flairs, flashing lights were caught. Nonstop calls and responding to 100 accidents. As the rain continues, we may see problems in the morning commute tomorrow. And lets take a live look at our storm tracker, the yellow and orange areas, the heavy range still flowing across the bay area. Safe to say the storm isnt over just yet. Chief meteorologist bill martin to give us a little bit of context on just how much rain has fallen so far. Well, we are seeing interesting enough, its been a heavy rain day, a lot of rain. Well show you those in a minute. The heaviest rain of the day, moving in right
In the 1940s and putting together the concept of income we now use today under the income tax they were neglecting the adverse effect on the labor force and it wasnt unknown. The godfather of the income tax henry simons and one of the two leading godfathers admitted that it would damage the economy and his current disciples dont want you to remember that or theyve forgotten it. Heres what simons said about Income Taxation. Income taxation is broadly an instrument of economic control. A means of mitigating economic inequality which well assume that moderation of inequality is an important objective of approximately see and perceived income tax is devices for effecting it. The case for drastic progression in taxation must be rested on the case of inequality on the ethical or aesthetic judgment that the prevailing distribution of wealth and income reveals a degree and or kind of inequality which is distinctly evil or unlovely. Not particularly scientific. In fact, it is reasonable to expe
Where they are. We have more events this afternoon, so youre welcome to stick around all day. Im pleased to welcome johan in neuman this afternoon to discuss her important new book gilded sufferragists about a group of new york socialites who fought for the becames right to vote. Among the more than 200 social figures she writes bass host or familiar names, and she reminds us what a radical, explosive notion the womens vote was in the early 1900s 1900s and and hn her own words, theres a moment when generations cross paths and aned ay that once seem radical loses its toxins. This is call one of the top books of the fall from independent publishing houses. Neuman is a scholar in residence at American University and an awardwinning journalist who has wherein for Los Angeles Times and usa today. Going to be in conversation with jude woodruff who she node from covering the white house. Judy is worked as correspondent for nbc, cnn, npr and many a places. He me welcome johan Joanna Neuman and
American people are. They want to see something done. If the senate is not able to place,peal or repeal in senator mcconnell has said they will have to work with democrats to shore up the individual marketplace this year. Do you think the house could pass something to shore up the individual marketplace . Are those conversations taking place in the house . I think failure is not an option. As President Trump said, we need to stay here until we get it done. We had done in the house. Beyond that, i dont think bailing out obamacare and funding a program that is in a death spiral is the right way to help the American People. I would have a hard time supporting legislation like that. What i want us to do is to keep our promise to the American People, repeal obamacare and replace it. President trump said congress should stay through august it a bill does not get passed. Do you agree . I think we do need to stay until we get major legislation passed. We have a lot left to do this year. We nee