Introduction / David Cay Johnston -- Progressive taxes are a good idea / Matthew Gardner -- They're a moral obligation / Susan Pace Hamill -- They can strengthen the economy / Jeff Madrick -- Excellent public schools depend on taxes / Stan Karp -- Taxes help families raise kids / Nancy Folbre -- Pollution taxes may save life on earth / John M. Fitzgerald and Daphne Wysham -- Taxes can promote economic justice for all / Meizhu Lui -- Taxes pay for economic opportunity / Chuck Collins -- Taxes are good for business / John Abrams and Greg LeRoy -- Taxes fuel democracy / Stuart Comstock-Gay ... [et al.] -- Conclusion / Stephanie Greenwood.