Trump Plans a Supersized Tax Giveaway for Corporations and the Wealthy
Trump campaigned on lowering prices for Americans. Instead, his first priority is to cut taxes for billionaires — and then services for the rest of us.
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Heard About Buy-Borrow-Die? Meet Buy-Hold for Decades-Sell
Billionaire investment gains that don’t escape tax entirely end up taxed far more lightly than most Americans realize. A ‘Billionaires Income Tax’ could fix that.
10 Inequality Victories in 2024
Our year-end review of 10 of the most inspiring inequality wins, from union drives to fair taxes to consumer protection.
Mr. President, Please Commute Charles Littlejohn’s Extreme Prison Sentence
Four tax law professors are urging President Biden to free the IRS staffer who exposed the tax avoiding ways of Donald Trump and his fellow billionaires.
A Q&A on Death and Taxes with Director Justin Schein
"When things are underfunded, then they don’t work, and people feel that they don’t want to pay taxes, because who wants to pay for a sh*tty system?"
Homeownership’s Promise and Pitfalls in Transferring Wealth Across Generations
The “Great Wealth Transfer” is set to lock-in extreme class stratification absent housing policy reform.
Extensive Polls Find Americans Support Taxing the Wealthy
Creating a more just economic system isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s the popular one too.
Through Ballot Measures, Voters Fought Back against Inequality
Washington state beat back efforts to repeal both a capital gains tax and a payroll tax that funds long-term care insurance. Illinois voters showed support for a tax hike on millionaires. Three red states passed paid leave.
Want More Equality of Opportunity and Social Justice? Copy Massachusetts’ Millionaire’s Tax
The state’s Fair Share Amendment has helped fund education and transportation expansion without hampering economic growth.