This Federal Budget Will Be a Disaster for Black Workers
The GOP reconciliation bill will widen the racial wealth divide — all to make wealthy heirs richer.
Taxes
Increased Pass-Through Business Tax Break Would Worsen Inequality Without Boosting Growth
The House plan would disproportionately benefit top earners and sacrifice significant federal revenue — without increasing GDP.
America’s Most Regressive Tax Levy: Our Tax on Capital Gains
Our current effective tax rate on capital gains shrinks as the gains grow in size and duration, inviting the tax dodge — Buy–Hold for Decades–Sell — that’s driving America’s wealth concentration.
Millionaires Don’t Flee States Over Higher Taxes
Increasing state taxes on the wealthy raised revenue without triggering millionaire flight, a new study found.
New Messaging Shows Promising Results in Persuading Americans to Support Taxing the Rich
New research suggests a different approach is needed to convince persuadable supporters of progressive taxation.
The Tax Debate: What’s in It for Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy
New research details the huge windfalls that have flowed to Amazon executives through the last big tax reform.
Republicans are Reportedly Considering a Tax Hike on the Rich. How Would this Affect Growth?
New research shows that raising the top marginal income tax rate could reduce inequality and raise revenue without slowing economic growth.
With Congress Preparing a ‘Fiscal Tsunami,’ States Can Choose Differently
GOP lawmakers want to slash taxes on the rich and services for the rest. But several states are showing there’s another path.
A Welcome New Twist on America’s Tax Future
Our president is pushing for a new Gilded Age. Some millionaires are offering up quite a different vision.