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taxing the rich

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Pro Publica’s Billionaires: Stories Behind the Story

Pro Publica’s recent story about the small amount of tax paid by many of the nation’s billionaires has focused new attention on what critics say...
June 15, 2021C. Eugene Steuerle
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Democrats In Love With Big Tax Hikes Might Do Well To Remember Walter Mondale

When was the last time a presidential candidate promised to raise taxes?
December 9, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Are US Billionaires Really Paying A Lower Tax Rate Than Working People? Probably Not.

Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman of the University of California at Berkeley have a new book that has generated an enormous amount of attention...
October 11, 2019Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

How Should We Tax The Rich

A cheat sheet on some of the leading ideas.
September 10, 2019Howard Gleckman
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Warren’s Wealth Tax Revenue May Not Meet Expectations

It's not exactly a "2-cent" tax.
August 5, 2019Janet Holtzblatt
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Four Ways To Tell When A Tax Proposal Is Serious

Some ideas are more substantive than others.
April 11, 2019Howard Gleckman