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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.
CEO Pay Has Risen to Unprecedented Levels During the Pandemic, Report Finds
A majority of the companies surveyed widened their CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio last year as CEO pay skyrocketed.
“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.
Warren Proposes Drastic IRS Budget Increase to Crack Down on Wealthy Tax Cheats
Warren’s plan is larger than Biden’s recent IRS proposal and is more specific in its aims to go after the wealthy.
Republicans Vow to Reverse Biden Corporate Tax Hikes. Voters Might Not Let Them.
A number of polls demonstrate huge support for raising taxes on corporations and wealthy income earners.
The Entire US Tax Code Is Implicated in the Forced Displacement of Palestinians
Israeli settlements are supported by millions in U.S. tax-exempt donations funneled through corporations and nonprofits.
GOP Wants Tax on Middle Class Instead of Rich for Infrastructure, Sanders Says
Republicans have proposed a massively watered-down infrastructure bill with regressive pay-fors based on user fees.
With Tax Dodgers Costing Us $7 Trillion, Ro Khanna Says “Audit the Ultra-Rich”
The richest 1 percent of U.S. households account for roughly 36 percent of all unpaid federal income tax.
Tax Dodgers Owe US Over $7 Trillion, Says Janet Yellen
Tax dodging by the top 1 percent of earners could be responsible for nearly $5 trillion of lost tax revenue.