wealth gap

How Could the United States Pay for Reparations?

A few years ago, Ta-Nehesi Coates wrote a powerful essay, “The Case for Reparations” for The Atlantic . Reparations, he affirmed, would help close the...

February 3, 2021Janet Holtzblatt Noah Zwiefel

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A New Look at Racial Wealth Inequalities Before the Pandemic

The Federal Reserve Board’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) helps us understand US wealth disparities prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that has disproportionately harmed...

December 29, 2020Aravind Boddupalli

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Critics Argue The Property Tax Is Unfair. Do They Have A Point?

Last month, an Idaho lawmaker called the property tax “ inherently evil ” and suggested the state repeal it and replace the foregone revenue with...

March 9, 2020Tracy Gordon

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

Inequality Is A Big And Growing Issue, But A Wealth Tax May Not Be The Solution

Wealth inequality in the US is a big and growing problem. But what should we do about it?

January 23, 2020Howard Gleckman

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State And Local Governments Have A Role To Play In Reducing The Wealth Gap

Every Democratic candidate for president has a plan to address growing inequality in America (on January 16, the Tax Policy Center sponsored a program on...

January 17, 2020Donnie Charleston