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Sanders Urges Tax on Windfall Oil Profits as Companies Exploit Ukraine Crisis
Gas prices were already soaring before Putin’s invasion as Big Oil rakes in record profits.
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.
Tesla May Pay $0 in Federal Taxes This Year, According to Its Financial Filings
The $900 billion company claims that most of its billions of dollars in profits came from overseas.
Amazon Dodged $5.2 Billion in Taxes Last Year, Report Finds
The company was able to dodge taxes despite making a record profit of $35 billion last year.
US’s Richest Families Set to Dodge $8.4 Trillion in Taxes Over Next Decades
“No justification exists for the failure of policy makers to end this scandal,” report authors wrote.
Warren Calls for Increased Funding for the IRS, Which Has Been Gutted by GOP
Republicans have spent years cutting IRS funding, lending a helping hand to wealthy tax dodgers.
Tax Cuts and Voter Suppression Laws Are Working Together to Lock in Plutocracy
State lawmakers are moving hard and fast to keep their wealthy backers wealthy.
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Have Ended as Congress Debates Its Future
This month will be the first time since July that parents won’t be able to rely on the child tax credit.
Trump Is Still Casting Himself as the Victim to Keep Political Control
Trump is trying to rally his base by slandering anyone who investigates him and his family's business practices.
“Tax the Rich:” 10 Billionaires Added $402 Billion to Their Fortunes in 2021
Amid a public health emergency and economic crisis, billionaires saw staggering growth in their wealth.