Show page available here: https://ilsr.org/popular-taxes-blp-episode-41/. Institute for Local Self-Reliance Community Broadband Networks initiative director Christopher Mitchell interviews Brookings Institute's Vanessa Williamson on that inexorable pull on American politics: taxes. Topics discussed include: the misconceptions around taxes in popular imagination versus survey data [3:07]; the idea that it is your duty to give something back to America when you live here [6:28]; the role of loopholes and their role -- or not -- in undermining a progressive tax system [12:45]; a short preview of Williamson's new book [17:32]; relating changing attitudes on taxes to education about the taxes [22:34]; and our lack of actual democratic engagement [24:10]. Listen to all of our Building Local Power podcast episodes at our homepage (https://ilsr.org/building-local-power). Don't forget to subscribe, share with your friends, leave a recommendation on our podcast feeds, and join the conversation online using the #BuildingLocalPower hashtag!