Daring Democracy and Reversing Inequality
Chuck Collins wiill speak on “Strengthing Democracy and What the Path is Forward.
Taxing Wealth to Make Public College Free Again
California’s ballot initiative aims to make college tuition-free by reinstating the estate tax.
A California Trend Worth Catching: College for All
America’s left coast is showing how to break up concentrated wealth and fund higher education for all.
She’s The Poster Child for Estate Tax Repeal, but Her Sad Family Saga Doesn’t Add Up
Noem perpetuates the “estate tax hurts farmers” argument using her life experience. The story she tells, however, does not line up with some very basic tenets of the tax code.
Kristi Noem Is Cashing Millions in Taxpayer-Funded Subsidies While Claiming the Estate Tax Hurt Her Family
The South Dakota Congresswoman sits on the Congressional conference committee hashing out the final version of the Republican tax bill. Whose interests is she serving?
This Year’s Real Halloween Horror
The family that has made billions off trick-or-treat candy has gone generations without paying any appreciable tax on its enormous fortune.
An Independent Thinker’s Guide to the Tax Debate
There’s a heist coming. Arm yourself with the facts.
The GOP is Falsely Painting Farmers as the Face of the Estate Tax Repeal
Groups that represent real small farmers with tractors actually support estate tax reform.
INDIANA FARMER CAMPAIGNING WITH TRUMP TO REPEAL ESTATE TAX CASHED $3.3 M IN FARM SUBSIDY CHECKS
Research compiled by the Institute for Policy Studies reveals Kip Tom of Tom Farms is the 9th largest farm subsidy recipient in Indiana.
How Tax-Dodging Billionaires Use Farmers as Props
Urban billionaires are trotting out the tractors and overalls in a bizarre effort to roll back their taxes.
The Unpleasant Impact of an Unserious Budget
If you can get past the fuzzy math, Trump’s budget means certain pain for most families — and big tax cuts for the wealthiest few.
Wealthy Heir Says: “Tax Me!”
A beneficiary of family wealth speaks out against a Washington, D.C. proposal to pay for estate tax cuts by shortchanging public services.
Why Not Tax Heirs Directly?
Children born to poor parents have little real chance at becoming rich — or even middle class. A federal inheritance tax could help solve this.
Trump’s First Test on Taxes
Trump’s voters didn’t vote to make the richest richer, but the Republican Congress is about to.
The Debate’s Top Five Inequality Moments
Inequality circled near center stage as 100 million viewers watched the two candidates debate what to do about America’s huge — and still growing — economic divide.