Trump’s tax proposals, which shift like desert sands in a windstorm, would lavish vast new tax breaks on people like himself
New paper makes the case that a global billionaire tax is ethical, good for growth, and could solve a lot of the world’s problems. Oh and politically viable.
We should start by assigning each of America’s super rich their own personal tax collector.
The wedge between implied promises and delivered reality to working-class households already looks awfully large, and will likely just grow over time.
‘The problem that has been exposed by the way Trump does his taxes is endemic and encouraged by the laws that our politicians – Democrats and Republicans – have passed.’
The analysis shows the wealthiest top 1 percent of taxpayers’ share of the tax cut would be 44 percent. Apparently Donald Trump just can't get enough tax breaks.
Designs, software, and patented ideas, which are at the core of Apple's business model, are a perfect vehicle for tax avoidance.
Climate disruption is inextricably linked to economic inequality. Serious climate solutions must be, too.
The typical millionaire receives about $145,000 in public tax benefits, while working families get a grand total of $174 on average. In 2043, minorities will be the majority and the will have doubled. The lingering effects of generations of discriminatory and wealth-stripping practices have left black and Latino households far behind white families, and may impact their economic trajectories in the decades to come.
Lobbyists for America’s grandest fortunes may want to raise their rates. Capitol Hill is getting a gadfly who can really sting.
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