Gov. Michael Dukakis to join panel discussion

On Monday, November 28th at 8:00 PM EST, the Roosevelt Institute at Wheaton College will welcome Former Governor Michael Dukakis to join a panel discussion with Professor Jay Goodman and Steve Poftak of the Pioneer Institute in the May Room of Mary Lyon Hall. They will discuss the merits of various forms of taxation, the emerging role the Occupy movement in the national debate, and their views on the role taxation will play in the discourse of the 2012 national elections.

With the onset of the Great Recession, and the rise of the Tea Party and Occupy movements, the conversation on tax policy has once again risen to the fore of political debate. These groups have played and will play a significant role in influencing legislators in their decisions on taxes. Already the debates surrounding the expiration of the Bush Tax Cuts, and corporate welfare are being shaped by the public climate. It is in this context that the Roosevelt Institute at Wheaton College has the privilege of welcoming such distinguished guests.

With twelve years of experience as the Governor of Massachusetts, Gov. Dukakis understands the role and weight that tax policy holds in decision-making on the state level as en executive. Dukakis has been a professor of political science at Northeastern since 1991. Steve Poftak represents the Pioneer Institute, a conservative think tank based in Massachusetts, and has experience in public policy debates on Beacon Hill included tax policy debate. Professor Jay Goodman of Wheaton College, who received a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a Ph.D. from Brown University, specializes in American politics and help to provide a context to the broader framework and history of the conversation.

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Where:  Mary Lyon May Room, Wheaton College, Norton, MA