Amazon.com's Nick Hanauer's TED Talk

Here's what Ezra Klein of Wonkblog on the Washington Post's web site has to say about Nick Hanauer's TED Talk on taxing the wealthy: "Chris Anderson, head honcho at TED, has responded to Nick Hanauer’s claims that his TED talk was censored. TED, Anderson says, tries “to steer clear of talks that are bound to descend into the same dismal partisan head-butting people” and that Hanauer “framed the issue in a way that was explicitly partisan.” The upshot, though, is that he’s letting viewers decide for themselves. Watch the video above. To my ears, Hanauer framed the issue in a way that was explicitly nonpartisan. The only mention of either party comes at the beginning: 'If taxes on the rich go up, job creation will go down,' Hanauer says. “This idea is an article of faith for Republicans, is seldom challenged by Democrats, and has indeed shaped much of the economic landscape. But sometimes the ideas we’re certain are true are dead wrong.'" (taken from Wonkblog, May 22, 2012) This is an interesting post and a controversial issues, so alive in today's discussion about our economy. Was Hanauer successful in being nonpartisan? What aspects of his argument appealed to you? Which were you persuaded of? Which left you unconvinced?