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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.
Elon Musk Brags About Owing Small Fraction of His $280B in Taxes
The bill was incurred by transactions made over the past months in which he’s sold about $16 billion in stock so far.
Billionaire Used Massive Oil Spill to Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years
Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history.
US Tax Code Is Complicit in Helping Real Estate and Oil Tycoons Game the System
Trump and other ultrarich Americans have earned billions while managing to repeatedly avoid paying federal income tax.
Republicans Who Backed Trump Tax Cuts Now Accuse Dems of Slashing Taxes for Rich
New Republican ads attack Democrats on Build Back Better — which will actually raise taxes on wealthiest Americans.
We Could Vaccinate the World 3 Times Over If the Rich Paid the Taxes They Owe
The total $483 billion in tax revenue lost each year is only “the tip of the iceberg,” says one data scientist.