Chuck Collins (1) (1959–)
Author of Economic Apartheid in America: A Primer on Economic Inequality and Insecurity
For other authors named Chuck Collins, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Chuck Collins is the co-director of United for a Fair Economy. (Bowker Author Biography)
Works by Chuck Collins
Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the… (2016) 65 copies, 2 reviews
Class Lives: Stories from across Our Economic Divide (2014) — Editor; Contributor — 28 copies, 1 review
Economic Meltdown Funnies 1 copy
Associated Works
The Self-Made Myth: And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed (2012) — Foreword — 26 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Collins, Charles E.
- Birthdate
- 1959-10-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA - Education
- Hampshire College
Southern New Hampshire University
Cranbrook School - Occupations
- author
- Organizations
- Institute for Community Economics
Institute for Policy Studies
Members
Reviews
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Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 461
- Popularity
- #53,308
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 36
- Languages
- 1
Collins has worked with Bill Gates Sr. on the inheritance tax issues. He and Gates Sr. agree that it is not unfair to tax large estates. He countered one opponent to the inheritance tax whose argument was that he worked very hard for his money and deserved to control all of it even in death. Collins answered that many thousands of low income people also work very hard, often long hours at several jobs and never become wealthy from their hard work. In fact their hard work has contributed to other people becoming wealthy or wealthier.
Nobody becomes wealthy by themselves. Many wealthy people have claimed to have done it all on their own. Even President George W. Bush made that claim. Of course it is totally dishonest, Bush was born wealthy and became wealthier with lots of help.
As Collins points out inequality is not good for the country as a whole and it is not good for the wealthy either. This book is worthwhile. I recommend it.… (more)