Close Down the Estate Tax Manipulations That Benefit Billionaires
The latest tax proposals in Congress are an okay first step, but don't go far enough to address one of the biggest enablers of dynastic wealth.
Bob Lord
How One Little-Known Loophole Fuels Toxic Dynastic Wealth
Unless this generation-skipping tax exemption is strengthened, wealth dynasties will continue to grow and proliferate.
Our ‘Trillion-Dollar Seven’: Can We Summon the Courage to Tax Them?
The billions our billionaires are grabbing currently face a next-to-nothing tax rate.
Taxing Lifetime Gains Serves Different Fairness Goal Than Estate Tax
The “basis step-up” lets wealthy people avoid paying income tax on lifetimes of investment gains.