Bob Lord

Bob Lord

Bob Lord, a tax lawyer and former Congressional candidate, is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Bob previously served as an adjunct faculty member at the Arizona State University School of Law. Bob’s work focuses on the relationship of tax law to inequality. He contributes to both the Inequality.org website and to OtherWords, the Institute’s national syndicated editorial service. Bob also is a staff member at Blog For Arizona, the leading political blog in Arizona.

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Happy Birthday, Dear Income Tax

No, Mr. President, the Deduction for State Income Tax Isn’t a Loophole

Bob Lord | October 26, 2017

The one “loophole closing” Trump has proposed would actually reduce tax revenue- state tax revenue, that is.

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The Clever Games Tax ‘Reformers’ Play

Bob Lord | August 25, 2017

Will corporate tax receipts increase under the Trump tax plan? Will the income individuals report decline? Only one thing is sure: The rich will come out ahead.

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Automation Kills Jobs and Brings Mass Poverty. Call That Progress?

Bob Lord | May 4, 2017

The “One Rich Guy” who profits would.

Inequality Will Get Worse Until There’s a Revolution

Bob Lord | April 27, 2016

America’s wealth concentration has increased tenfold since Bill Clinton first ran for president.

Will Any Presidential Candidate Connect Federal Tax Policy and Police Killings?

Bob Lord, Karen Dolan | December 4, 2015

Tax policy and police brutality are inextricably linked, yet no one’s talking about it. Here’s why they should.

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An Open Letter to the Top 1 Percent

Bob Lord, Sam Pizzigati | November 12, 2015

You might want to rethink all those really nice things you’ve been saying about ‘equality of opportunity.’

Red Herring in the Inequality Debate

Bob Lord | June 19, 2015

It sounds crazy, but a major distraction in our debate about inequality in America today is inequality itself.

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A Tax System that Targets Workers

Bob Lord | June 4, 2015

We have taxes on the labor we do and another set of taxes on wealth.

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Congressional Coddling of the Rich

Bob Lord | May 5, 2015

Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.

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A Tax Cut for Tax Cheats

Bob Lord | February 4, 2015

Spending a dollar on the IRS adds $255 to the federal budget.

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Our Widely Ignored Redistribution Up

Bob Lord | February 2, 2015

If redistribution is so terrible, why do our policy wonks pay so little attention to redistribution from poor to rich?

A Tax System that Targets Workers

Bob Lord, Sam Pizzigati | June 20, 2013

U.S. rates on wealth have fallen while rates on labor income have gone up. That’s unsustainable.