Staff and Larry Gross / TruthdigNov 12, 2017
Author Thomas Frank discusses revelations regarding tax avoidance by some of the world's wealthiest people; in other news, an analysis of Wikipedia reveals a surprising fact. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Allan Sloan / ProPublicaNov 12, 2017
The GOP proposal would allow them to pass millions to their heirs without inheritance levies—and that's not its only perk. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigNov 9, 2017
A new trove of damning documents has politicians, economists and average Americans criticizing the rich and powerful for stashing their wealth offshore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsNov 9, 2017
The South Carolina congressman is the latest Republican to admit the GOP is trying to ram through massive tax cuts for the rich to satisfy its wealthy donors. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alec MacGillis / ProPublicaNov 5, 2017
The treatment of carried interest wouldn’t change in the Republicans' plan, retaining a big benefit for private-equity and hedge-fund titans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 2, 2017
Americans should be enraged by the actions revealed in the former campaign official's indictment, which offers examples of the anti-democratic practices of wealthy elites. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigNov 2, 2017
Trump and Republican leaders want to bring about a giant redistribution of over $1 trillion from the middle-class, the working-class and the poor to the rich. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgSep 24, 2017
Republicans planning giant tax cuts have somehow stopped worrying about the federal budget deficit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgSep 20, 2017
All that conservatives have come up with is a bunch of platitudes about how nice it would be to cut taxes, simplify the tax code and spur economic growth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul / ProPublicaJan 24, 2017
If Republicans succeed in repealing the estate tax, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, Wilbur Ross, Jared Kushner, Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos and their heirs may be able to defer capital gains taxes forever. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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