Happy Tax Day, and Why the 1 Percent Pay a Much Lower Rate Than You

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 It’s tax time again, April 15, when our minds turn toward paying the taxes we owe or possibly getting a tax refund. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Governors Would Help the Rich Pick Your Pockets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 26, 2013 A slew of Republican governors are taking advantage of an “improving economy and a gradual rebound in revenues” to aggressively push for cuts to personal and corporate income taxes, and propose to make up the difference by raising sales taxes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gov. Jindal’s New Tax Scheme Would Punish the Poor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 12, 2013 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is looking to shift a large part of the tax burden in his state off corporations and the wealthy and onto the public by eliminating personal and corporate income taxes and raising the sales tax. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Real Mitt Revealed

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 19, 2012 A president is supposed to represent all of America, not just the 51 percent who elect him, and have a modicum of sympathy for the less fortunate among us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Tax Cuts for Rich Not Path to Economic Growth

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 17, 2012 Contrary to what conservatives have been pushing, reducing taxes for the wealthiest Americans will not grow the economy. However, according to a new study by the Congressional Research Service, it does help to create income inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mitt Romney: ‘Tax Avoider on a Grand Scale’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 4, 2012 Joseph Stiglitz, “one of the few members of the economics profession committed to scientific empiricism, not ideology or servitude to the rich,” as one reader put it, writes that the habit of tax avoidance typical of Mitt Romney’s class makes it difficult to publicly fund things like education, technology, and infrastructure, upon which modern economies depend to flourish. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Tax Reporting Is Skewed to Benefit the Rich

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2012 Think tanks such as the Cato Institute and the Tax Foundation like to cherry-pick tax data to claim that the rich pay more than their fair share But a broad look at taxation shows it’s not true, a writer at The Economist saysThe Cato Institute and the Tax Foundation like to cherry-pick tax data to claim that the rich pay more than their fair share. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The 13 Percent Solution

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2012 Was Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as running mate a smart pick? The candidates' competing visions for the future of Medicare have eclipsed most of their other scenarios recently, and Romney told his inquisitors that he'd paid at least 13 percent in taxes in the past 10 years. The "Left, Right & Center" panelists debate these issues and more on this week's show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Missing Evidence’ in Romney’s Tax Records

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 Harry Reid has provoked outrage among liberals as well as conservatives, who seem to believe he has violated propriety by repeating gossip about Mitt Romney's taxes. But Reid's critics simply have no way of knowing whether he is telling the truth or not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Job Blackmail’ and ‘Piracy’ Give Corporations Your Tax Money

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2012 Across the U.S. over the last 20 years, deals struck between big businesses and state governments have diverted at least $5.5 billion in state income taxes from workers’ paychecks into their employers’ bank accounts. David Cay Johnston reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

State Taxes Stacked Against the Poor

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2012 Though many conservatives would rather not discuss it, not all taxes are created equal. Sure, the federal income tax is progressive (though less so than in the past), but payroll and state taxes -- which include levies on income, property, sales and various fees -- are not, and the differences between the top 1 percent and the bottom 20 percent can be large. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise: Study Says Perry’s Tax Plan Would Help the Rich

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 This might come as a shock to a handful of people: The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has released its analysis of GOP presidential contender Rick Perry's proposed tax plan and has come away with the distinct impression that Perry's approach favors Americans in the upper income-earning brackets, regardless of his (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )