A new report from Oxfam International details how skyrocketing inequality during two years of the global Covid-19 pandemic surged to a point where a new … Tax Billionaire Wealth and Pandemic ProfitsRead more
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Time for a Taxpayer Revolt Against Rich Corporate Welfarists
It is time for an unusual but long overdue revolt by the 150 million tax-with-held taxpayers. I’m not speaking of rates of taxation that the … Time for a Taxpayer Revolt Against Rich Corporate WelfaristsRead more
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Tax the Rich Who Profit from Emissions Fueling Climate Crisis
As President Biden arrives at the U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, then heads to the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, a new Oxfam analysis … Tax the Rich Who Profit from Emissions Fueling Climate CrisisRead more
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How the Wealthy Save Billions in Taxes by Skirting a Century-Old Law
At first glance, July 24, 2015, seems to have been a brutal trading day for Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO. He dumped hundreds of … How the Wealthy Save Billions in Taxes by Skirting a Century-Old LawRead more
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Fortune 100 Companies Paid Next to Nothing—or Nothing at All—in Taxes in 2021
Corporate profits are surging to record levels, yet many of the nation’s biggest corporations are barely paying any taxes. Indeed, new CAP analysis of recent … Fortune 100 Companies Paid Next to Nothing—or Nothing at All—in Taxes in 2021Read more
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The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your Taxes
Every April, as income-tax returns come due, I think about the day 30 years ago when I opened my rented mailbox and saw a business … The Leftist Argument for Not Paying Your TaxesRead more
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When Billionaires Don’t Pay Taxes, People “Lose Faith in Democracy”
In an interview, Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden described the effect of the tax dodging revealed in “The Secret IRS Files” and argued that his … When Billionaires Don’t Pay Taxes, People “Lose Faith in Democracy”Read more
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Tax the big oil profit
A Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax can stop war profiteering + provide immediate relief to working people struggling with high gas prices. It's time to … Tax the big oil profitRead more
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Alabama Town of 1,253 People Generates $600,000 A Year From Traffic Stops
Small towns strapped for cash sometimes decide to use their law enforcement agencies to generate a steadily increasing revenue stream. Towns that otherwise would never … Alabama Town of 1,253 People Generates $600,000 A Year From Traffic StopsRead more