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When It Comes to Greed and Tax Dodging, Sanders Points Out “Trump Is Not Alone”
Sen. Sanders called out seven major companies that also paid no federal income taxes in 2020.

Republicans’ Response to Taxing the Rich? Tax the Poor.
GOP Sen. Rick Scott's new plan would place a new tax on the bottom half of income earners in the U.S.

More Than Half of US’s 100 Richest People Dodge Estate Taxes Via Special Trusts
The estate tax can be easily avoided by exploiting a loophole unwittingly created by Congress three decades ago.

Treasury Finds Wealthiest 1 Percent Dodge Over $160 Billion in Taxes Yearly
The Treasury Department found taxes owed by the ultra rich equal all income taxes paid by the bottom 90 percent yearly.

Right-Wing Groups Mobilize Against Effort to Counter Tax Dodging by the Rich
“So you're telling me they're against catching tax cheaters?” asked Rep. Ro Khanna.

25 Richest Americans Pay Few Taxes — Partly Thanks to the “Family Fund” Loophole
Billionaires’ “family investment offices” help them to dodge taxes and snarl efforts to make their finances transparent.

“Tax the Rich” Gains Momentum After Explosive Report on Billionaire Tax Dodging
The report found that the wealthiest Americans are often able to dodge most, if not all, federal income taxes.

New Analysis Shows Just How Little Richest .001 Percent Pay in Taxes
Recent wealth gains of U.S. billionaires compared to IRS data show the true tax rate paid by the mega-rich.

Sanders: “Richest 1 Percent Is Responsible for 70 Percent of All Unpaid Taxes”
An estimated $381 billion per year revenue shortfall follows a sharp decline in enforcement against tax evasion.

The Steep Cost of Tax Dodging
The Panama Papers are making clear how tax evasive practices contribute to inequality on a global scale.