Taxes

It takes serious mental gymnastics to argue that Trump's tax agenda would benefit the average working Joe or Jane. After the failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka...

A new report analyzes the cost of removing Obamacare limits on the tax deductibility of executive compensation, based on pay data at the top 5 insurers. The House Republican plan...

Despite constant bashing in the media and from the White House, undocumented immigrants actually pay more towards the public good than the wealthy.

A leaked document shows Trump’s own tax proposals would’ve drastically reduced his 2005 IRS payment.   Rachel Maddow has broken a blockbuster story with an exclusive interview with David Cay...

Grand proclamations about slashing taxes and spending run afoul of basic arithmetic as well as basic fairness. The political theater that passes for serious policy debate is about to run...

The White House wants to see local cops cracking down on poor people who break federal laws on immigration. Why not a crackdown on the rich who scoff at tax laws?

Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans is drying up our heartland communities and squelching opportunities for young people. All too often these days, large U.S. corporations and Wall Street banks...

Ordinary American taxpayers are subsidizing excessive CEO pay through a variety of channels. These five reforms could help end these perverse incentives for executive excess. Close the “performance pay” loophole...

Children of the ultra-wealthy have opportunities that children born into poor families could never dream of. Access to the very best schools, a ready-made network of influential family friends, interest-free...