Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be
A new IPS briefing paper highlights the unique role of tax policy in wealth concentration.
Report: Who is Buying Seattle?
Who is Buying Seattle? The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom Chuck Collins Introduction: Seattle is experiencing a luxury real estate boom, with thousands of new luxury residential and rental units in different stages of development. A decade from now, Seattle’s...
If You Take a Charitable Tax Deduction, You Should Actually Give to Charity
Wealthy donors are hoarding money in shady ‘charity’ accounts in the face of urgent community needs.
Stop Warehousing Wealth in Charity Funds
Billions are being warehoused in donor-advised funds in the face of urgent social needs.
Where Rich People Should Have Gone Instead of Davos: Home
If they want to save the world, people of means should invest in their own communities, pay their taxes, and support social movements.
There Can Be No Genuine Tax Reform Without Addressing Hidden Wealth
The recently leaked Paradise Papers underscore the need to crack down on tax dodging instead of passing another giveaway for the wealthy.
Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2017
The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us
How Wealth Managers Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It
An expert explains how shadowy practitioners of financial trickery help facilitate widespread tax evasion — and undermine democratic government.
The Growing Problem of Hidden Wealth
The more wealth the super rich pile up, new research details, the more taxes they maneuver to evade.