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AOC Co-Sponsors Wall Street Tax That Could Generate $777 Billion
The bill's model has received the largest official revenue estimate of any such Wall Street tax bill to date.
To Reduce Inequality, Let’s Downsize the Financial Sector
Economist Dean Baker proposes a plan to rein in the financial sector.
Ivanka’s Attack on AOC Reveals Ignorance About Universal Basic Income
A universal income could have a significant impact on carbon emissions by decoupling work from wages.
The Fed’s “Emergency Measures” Are Becoming the New Normal
The central bank needs to become a public servant.
Survival of the Richest — All Are Equal, Except Those Who Aren’t
Inequality is the economic great wall between those with power and those without it.
The Soaring Cost of US Child Care, in Five Charts
Child care has become one of the most expensive costs that a family bears.
Trump’s Tax Cut Has Failed to Deliver Promised Investment Boom
The only thing Trump's tax cuts succeeded in was making the very rich even richer.
Cities Should Stop Offering Tax Incentives to Companies Like Amazon
Companies aren’t obligated to follow through on their promises to receive their incentives.
Thanks to GOP Tax Scam, Big Banks Made an Extra $28 Billion Last Year
The rich and corporations were given an “early Christmas gift” when the Republican tax bill was signed in 2017.
Effort to Streamline Free Lunch Programs Muddles Student Poverty Stats
Now that schools can offer all students free food if 40 percent are in need, districts must track poverty differently.