Tag: taxes
How to pay taxes (NOT!) like Donald Trump
Some tips for Americans who would like to follow the president-elect’s example.
In California, a tax-the-rich triumph
Could the resounding Election Day victory of a state tax initiative signal an impending surge for a new national egalitarian politics?
The Best and Worst Presidents on Taxes
From Reagan to Roosevelt, tax fairness continues to fluctuate along with our elected leaders.
This Interactive Calculator Shows How Much Tax Havens Are Costing America
The amounts of money held offshore by Fortune 500 companies has doubled between 2008 and 2014.
Sanders’ Bill to Close Trump Tax Loopholes
“It's time to create a tax system which is fair and which asks the wealthy and powerful to start paying their fair share of taxes.”
The Real Scandal of Trump Paying No Taxes
Trump isn’t and was never a smart businessman. He was and is smart at gaming the system. There’s a difference.
Trump May Not Have Paid Taxes for Two Decades
According to leaked documents that show one year of his tax returns, Trump could have made over $50 million a year for nearly two decades and paid nothing in federal taxes.
If You Liked the Bush Economy, You’ll Love Trump’s Economy
Trump, like Bush, will attempt to grow the economy by giving corporations and upper class lower taxes.
Trump’s Tall Tax Tales
Donald is falsely framing his economic policies as good for working families, when he's really just protecting his own wealth.
For the Wealthy, a Taxing New Worry
“The current tax code has become an echo chamber for the economic forces driving the increase in income and wealth inequality, the blurring of economic and political influence, and the degradation of paid work.”
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This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.
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An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.