A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic
U.S. billionaire pandemic profit balloons to $4.56 trillion, a 55 percent increase.
Taxes
What’s Driving the Tax Games Corporations Play?
‘Corporations,’ we need to remember, aren’t avoiding taxes. Corporate execs are doing that avoiding.
Sales Taxes Widen the Racial Wealth Divide. States and Cities Have Far Better Options.
Local wealth taxes and income taxes on corporations and the rich would advance racial equity.
STEP Act: The Critical First Blow to Millionaire Income Tax Avoidance
New legislation would put an end to an income tax windfall for millionaires and their descendants.
Want to Fix the Nation’s Woes? Tax Wealth
Members of the billionaire class have used their clout to rig the economy in their favor.
Hey, Wealthy Tax Cheat, Hearing Any Footsteps Yet?
Our biggest tax evaders have been living high on the hog. They may soon have cause to worry.
For Every Buck a Billionaire Gives to Charity, You Chip in Up to 74 Cents
The wealthier the donor, the bigger the taxpayer subsidy.
No, The Rich Are Not Paying Their Fair Share
The share of the nation’s wealth pie owned by the richest 0.01 percent has quadrupled over the last 70 years. Their percent of the total tax obligation has stayed the same. What’s wrong with this picture?
The Simple Rules of Wealth Inequality
The rich won’t be paying their fair share of taxes as long as our tax system speeds wealth’s concentration.