Burning Our Bridges
President Obama and some members of Congress think the easiest way to fund infrastructure is by granting corporations a large tax cut on their untaxed offshore profits.
A Tax Cut for Tax Cheats
Spending a dollar on the IRS adds $255 to the federal budget.
The Poison Pill of Tax Cuts
A quick review of presidential track records shows that giving the rich tax breaks doesn’t spur job creation and economic growth.
Economic Rapture Might Be around the Corner
If the deficit disappears, our economic nightmare might finally come to an end.
A Decade of Magical Tax-Cut Thinking
The 2001 Bush tax cuts added $2.5 trillion to the national debt and disproportionately benefited the wealthiest households. Have we learned anything?
Unnecessary Austerity, Unnecessary Shutdown
Reversing tax giveaways to the super-rich and the nation’s largest corporations could raise $4 trillion within a decade and avert possible government closures.
Do You Pay Your Taxes? Bank of America Doesn’t
The latest from a growing international movement to make corporate tax dodgers pay, so public services don’t have to.
The Turko-Persian Tandem
Turkey and Iran are poised to become the fulcrum of a new world order.
The Problem with the Obama Tax Compromise
Should we really be negotiating with a party that is dominated by corporatists who are happy with the increasing concentration of wealth?
$400,000 Annual Household Income and Still Struggling?
A University of Chicago Law School professor complains that he is struggling to get by with a $400,000 annual family income. IPS Fellow, Sanho Tree, has a two line response for him.
Five Reasons to Let the Bush Tax Cuts for the Rich Expire
And how you can add your support for their expiration.
From the Frontlines: July 14, 2010
Stiglitz on the stimulus, six months after the earthquake, and what we could do with a trillion dollars.