Property taxes, the lifeblood of local governments and school districts, are among the most powerful and stealthy engines of racism and wealth inequality our nation has ever produced.
We're going to need to think big ... but maybe start small
While most Americans predominantly live off the income they earn from a job—income that is taxed all year, every year—the very richest households live lavishly off capital gains that may never be taxed.
The unspoken agreement between the two major parties is to omit any serious discussion of raising taxes to avoid hitting the debt ceiling. That omission entails deception.
A new tool from the National Women’s Law Center shows how taxing billionaires could fund "long overdue" investments in the care economy.
A new GOP bill, formally entitled the ’Death Tax Repeal Act,’ would enable our super-rich to avoid both income and estate tax on their investment gains.
Economic inequality undermines democracy, hastens environmental destruction, fosters anxiety, and erodes social trust. We can start to solve these problems by taxing the rich.
A review of key ballot measures from the 2022 midterm elections
Revenue from the U.S. estate tax has been cut in half in two years, new data from the Internal Revenue Service shows, even as dynastic wealth soars.
“Stop funding wars, and stop funding the rich, and stop funding [big] tech. Stop giving away our money to the billionaires — tax the rich and give us a dignified living. We want what we need and we want it right now."
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