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Taxes
From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver?
Amid GOP heckling, Biden embraced the rhetoric of economic populism in his State of the Union address.
Biden Calls for a Pathway for DREAMers and Further Border Militarization in SOTU
Rep. Delia Ramirez says compassion should be at the center of the debate on immigration.
Biden Will Call for Universal Insulin Price Cap in State of the Union
The president is planning to call for a number of economic proposals that could help the working class.
Black Taxpayers Are at Least 3 Times More Likely to Face Audits
New research suggests that underfunding of the IRS may be partially to blame for racial disparities in tax enforcement.
The Debt Ceiling Benefits the Rich and Powerful, Says Economist Richard Wolff
In addition to reaping the benefits of tax cuts, corporations and the wealthy can become lenders to the U.S. government.
Sanders Calls for Minimum Wage to Be Raised to at Least $17 an Hour
Because of inflation, fighting for a $15 an hour minimum wage is no longer enough, Sanders said.
House Republicans Are Pushing to Make the US Tax Code Further Serve the Rich
Several dozen hard-right lawmakers want to replace the country’s progressive tax code with a sales tax of 30 percent.
GOP Tax Plan Slammed by Critics as Glimpse Into Party’s Economic Priorities
An estimate finds the poorest 20 percent of the U.S. would pay about 70 percent of their income in taxes under the plan.
Warren: Debt Ceiling Crisis Wouldn’t Even Exist Without Trump Tax Overhaul
“Who’s going to pay to run this government? The Republicans are real clear on that: not the rich folks,” she said.
Democrats Lambast GOP Plan to Abolish Income Tax and Impose 30 Percent Sales Tax
“Are they TRYING to show exactly how out of touch they are?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote.