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Taxes
Attacking Income Inequality by Limiting Wealth
Redistribution is not enough; we need an economy that generates less inequality in the first place.
Tax Experts Plan to Drive Wealthy Clients Through Gaping Hole in Tax Code
Tax planning experts working for wealthy clients are already developing strategies to take advantage of the 2017 tax law's new 20 percent deduction for certain pass-through income.
Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises
The Trump-Republican tax plan will make it harder to retain good teachers in the classroom.
As Rest of World Moves Towards Renewables, US Keeps Offering Exclusive Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuels
This tax loophole is unavailable to renewable energy providers.
With Tax Scam Complete, GOP Caucus Unveils Budget Blueprint to Attack Safety Net
In this plan, programs like Social Security and Medicare are gutted while tax cuts are permanent.
Trump’s Company Is Suing Towns Across the Country to Get Breaks on Taxes
At stake is millions of dollars that communities use to fund roads, schools and police departments.
DC Joins Seven States With Campaigns to Close Carried Interest Loophole
A tax loophole has made obscenely wealthy financial executives even wealthier.
While Workers Get Crumbs, GOP Tax Scam Analysis Details $25 Billion Bonanza for Big Oil
Proposals put forth by Republicans are primarily designed to benefit big businesses.
Dahr Jamail | What Happens to a One-Industry Town When the One Industry Is the Military?
Bases may seem a boon, but cost more than they're worth.
Dean Baker | Are the Trump Tax Cuts Working and Does Anyone Care?
The investment boom exists only in the realm of political propaganda.