“Reparations have been paid out to several groups in the United States in the past so it’s not something that’s unheard of and it’s definitely not something that’s a radical idea.” Many Americans are dismissive ...
The Supreme Court recently heard what could become a landmark case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The concept of separation between church and state is a key part of the American democratic experiment. The ...
In the two years since Congress passed the Republican tax law, the richest 1 percent have been the big winners. (By Frank Clemente, Inequality.org) Republicans repeatedly promised in 2017 that their proposed tax cuts for ...
A last-minute budget deal will prevent a second government shutdown under the Trump administration. We take a look at the main ways the government allocated taxpayer money. On Friday, December 20, just in time to ...
Bloomberg’s entry reflects a growing fear among billionaires that Sen. Elizabeth Warren or Sen. Bernie Sanders will win the Democratic primary and enact higher taxes if elected president. The New York Times reported on Friday ...
As income inequality soars in the U.S., the rich are paying fewer and fewer taxes. Drawing upon data from a new book, “The Triumph of Injustice” by UC Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, ...
“When people are laughing, they’re more open to taking on an idea than when they’re not” – Steven Soderbergh on his new film The Laundromat The new dark comedy film, The Laundromat, depicts a real-life ...
The Trump administration is considering cutting the payroll tax which funds Social Security, a move the GOP previously opposed under Obama. (By Steve Wamhoff, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy) The Trump Administration is considering ...
A new batch of leaked documents, dubbed the Mauritius Leaks, shows how multinational corporations dodge taxes by setting up shop in corporate tax-friendly remote locations. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a bombshell ...
Tax havens are “the core of a global system that allows large corporations and wealthy individuals to avoid paying their fair share, depriving governments, rich and poor, of the resources they need to provide vital ...
“The anger is very real. Workers are taxed to the hilt. Why should large groups – Google, Amazon – be able to find a way round it?” France is pioneering big tech regulation with a ...
“More than a decade after Wall Street greed brought the American economy to its knees, big banks are still using greed as a business model and are still engaging in the reckless behavior that helped ...
“Almost two cents of every dollar reported as losses one year by everyone in the United States were reported by Donald Trump. And what this shows is something I’ve been saying and writing about Trump ...
Lockheed Martin’s CEO took home $20 million while enlisted soldiers got just $20,000. Why? Because corporations have hijacked the military. (By Lindsay Koshgarian, OtherWords) In tax season, most of us think more about getting our forms ...
U.S. tax laws are mired in the past. They reinforce the social and economic marginalization of women, racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, members of the LGBTQ community, immigrants and people with disabilities. (By Anthony ...
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on tax filing Thursday that would prohibit the IRS from creating a free tax preparation service. The IRS has the information necessary to file the vast majority of ...
Michael Dell falsely argues that top marginal tax rates as high as 70 percent have never worked. (Inequality.org) At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a panel moderator asked Michael Dell, America’s 17th-richest ...
Who was really behind the tax bill passed by the Trump administration? (MapLight) A nonprofit trade association whose members include some of the largest corporations in the nation increased its political donations by more than ...
The media loves to bash California. In 2018 hundreds of news stories have appeared highlighting what has been alternately described as a mass exodus from California or a looming mass exodus. I have written and ...
Towards the end of the presidential election in 2016, it was discovered that both candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, shared one notable similarity: an office in Wilmington, Delaware that had become famous for helping ...
Cover image from @toby1942wow on Twitter On Tuesday’s primary election in California, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom moved closer to becoming governor of the most populous state in the country and the world’s fifth largest ...
On Tuesday, I wrote about the spike in homelessness on the West Coast and the insurmountable problem politicians face in tackling this troubling issue. There is no clear-cut solution, but something needs to be done. ...
Is the American economy becoming great again under the Trump administration’s pro-business economic policies, prolonging the extended recovery following the 2007-2009 recession? Are wages finally beginning to inch upward? Is inflation getting out of control? ...
“You’re so brave. I wish I could do that.” A personal account of war tax resistance. (National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, Erica Leigh) It’s been almost ten years since I decided to start resisting ...
Study found that candidate Trump’s plan would result in nearly 30,000 added deaths per year from all causes, while a plan put forth by Bernie Sanders would actually save 31,302 lives annually. (Common Dreams) A ...
As we pass the anniversaries of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki we look at war tax resistance then and now. (By Ruth Benn, National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee) August ...
Urban billionaires are trotting out the tractors and overalls in a bizarre effort to roll back their taxes. (By Chuck Collins, Other Words) After this summer, President Trump and the Republican Congress have one big ...
More people are starting to consider tax resistance against the Trump administration. And many don’t know at first that others are already refusing to pay war taxes!
Donald Trump sold two condos to Eric in April 2016 at a steep discount. But he doesn’t appear to be on the hook for gift taxes. (By ProPublica and The Real Deal). In April 2016, ...
Tax Resistance – Everything You Need to Know As a newbie to tax resistance I was very happy to discover there is a world of tax resisters that have resisted for decades. I have just ...
A 2016 report from the non-profit, non-partisan organization Citizens For Tax Justice documents the tax abuses and tax avoidance practices of U.S. corporations.
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