taxing the rich

Congress Failed To Raise Taxes On Millionaires. Now States Are Trying.

President Biden’s plan to raise taxes on very high-income households died in Congress. But the idea of lives on. Initiatives on November ballots in California...

October 3, 2022Howard Gleckman

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