The features of the bill that are likely to help ordinary people were catchy and easy to understand—reduced taxes on tips and overtime pay and a higher standard deduction for the elderly on income taxes. Yet these projected revenue losses are tiny compared to those incurred by the super rich.
For our 50th-anniversary issue, we asked five Dollars & Sense supporters to imagine what the U.S. and global economies could look like 50 years from now. Here is what they came up with. The illustrations are by Philadelphia-based artist Michelle Sayles. — Eds.
