Bob Lord

Bob Lord, an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, practices tax law in Phoenix.

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

7 Wealthiest Americans Have Enough Wealth to Cover a Third of $3.5T Budget Plan

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Larry Ellison pay almost no income tax.

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

September 6, 2021

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Billionaires Have Paid 79 Percent Fewer Taxes Since 1980

As we emerge from this pandemic, any recovery program should include a tax that limits the hoarding of wealth.

By: Chuck Collins &; Bob Lord ,; Inequality.org

April 17, 2020

Education & Youth

Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises

The Trump-Republican tax plan will make it harder to retain good teachers in the classroom.

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

May 12, 2018

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

Trump’s Tax Plan: A Billion or Three for Guys Like Him

Trump is cutting himself a check from the US Treasury.

By: Bob Lord ,; Inequality.org

September 23, 2017

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

The Clever Games Tax “Reformers” Play

Will corporate tax receipts increase under the Trump tax plan? Will the income individuals report decline? The only certainty: The rich will come out ahead.

By: Bob Lord ,; Inequality.org

August 20, 2017

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Running on Greed

When Donald Trump boasts about his fortune, he drives up his popularity.

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

August 6, 2015

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

Coddling the Rich

Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

May 7, 2015

Op-Ed

A Tax Cut for Tax Cheats

Spending a dollar on the IRS adds $255 to the federal budget.

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

February 8, 2015

Op-Ed

The 0.01 Percent’s “I Reap All” Accounts

Multimillionaires and billionaires are shielding vast fortunes from taxation with monstrously huge IRAs.

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

October 30, 2014

Op-Ed

Worth More: One Man or an Entire City?

What does it say about our society when one hedge fund manager makes a bigger income than the whole population of Springfield, Ohio or Burbank, California?

By: Bob Lord ,; OtherWords

July 30, 2014

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