In Arizona, a Progressive Ballot Victory Exposes the Inequitable Federal Treatment of State and Local Taxes
The Trump 2017 tax act penalizes states that tax income responsibly.
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For Biden, ‘Building Back Better’ Should Be a Global Challenge
U.S. economic recovery efforts will not succeed if the global economy remains weak and serves only a small rich minority.
One Key Overlooked Reason We Need the 2017 Trump Tax Act Axed — ASAP
The longer the law remains on the books, the tighter the squeeze on funding for state and local public services.
Portlandia Votes to Tax the Rich to Pay for Universal Pre-K
After making the case that universal preschool is even more important under the pandemic, advocates easily won the vote by a 64-36 margin.
The Trump Tax Reform Helped the Billionaire Class — Not the Working Class
The Republican tax law boosted the fortunes of America’s wealthiest while increasing insecurity for U.S. manufacturing workers.
The Biden Tax Plan: The More Progressives Look, the More Progressives Like
This package of serious tax-the-rich proposals will have no easy road through Congress.
The Worst Part of Trump Paying Zero Taxes? It’s Probably Entirely Legal
The tax code has one set of rules for the super-rich and another for everyone else. A cottage industry exists to help them avoid taxes.
Can You Imagine Ivanka Trump Consulting for a Pizza Parlor?
At tax time in a plutocratic America, anything goes for a family like the Trumps.
Remembering Bill Gates Sr.
He believed the estate tax was an “economic opportunity recycling program.”