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Jeffrey Mikkelson

Jeffrey M. Mikkelson is an independent scholar, artist and political activist who lives in New York City. Follow Jeffrey on Twitter.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Economy & Labor

The Time Is Now to Push for Real Populist Tax Reform

If Trump wants to eliminate the “death tax” — let’s push for an expanded inheritance tax instead.
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Jeffrey Mikkelson,
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May 31, 2017
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Op-Ed

State of the Estate: Cuomo’s Tax Giveaway to the Rich

Although NY faces a $1.7 billion deficit this year, Governor Cuomo proposes a huge tax giveaway to the wealthiest citizens, costing the state nearly $800 million and embolding…
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Jeffrey Mikkelson,
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January 25, 2014
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The Antidote to Ayn Rand

Rand’s atavistic utopian fantasy celebrates the virtue of selfishness, while John Dewey’s public-minded philosophy is open, progressively democratic and firmly grounded in reality.
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Jeffrey Mikkelson,
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November 4, 2012
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To Whom Much Is Given: Why We Need to Tax Inheritance

Roughly half of the wealthiest Americans inherited all or much of their wealth, and the United States ranks near the bottom of rich countries in terms of intergenerational…
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Jeffrey Mikkelson,
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April 12, 2012
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