Taxes

A set of our hot takes from the National Philanthropic Trust’s latest report on DAFs.

A new GOP bill, formally entitled the ’Death Tax Repeal Act,’ would enable our super-rich to avoid both income and estate tax on their investment gains.

Last year’s Wall Street bonus pool was large enough to raise New York City’s minimum wage to $21.25 — with $24 billion left over.

The newly formed Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute envisions a world of shared prosperity, where ultra-high net worth individuals join in the struggle for economic justice.

Should our tax system be discouraging automation or leveling the tax playing field between workers and machines?

When Congress set the cap on Social Security contributions in 1983, they didn’t anticipate forty years of rising inequality. And it’s cost us — a lot.

In the near future, our states will have to determine whether we truly tax the rich.

The president has renewed his call for a “billionaire minimum tax.” If Congress won’t listen, states should.

While corporate politicians consider cuts to essential programs like Social Security, the ultra-rich continue to exploit dodgy tax loopholes for their own personal gain.