Paul Kiel / ProPublicaOct 4, 2019
In response to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden, the agency says it can't crack down on the wealthy because it lacks the resources to do so. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chuck Collins / OtherWordsSep 11, 2019
If history is a guide, the first to pay for much-needed government programs will be the broad middle class—but it doesn't have to be this way. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsSep 2, 2019
A report details how the Trump administration's "signature plan" to help low-income communities "fueled a wave of developments financed by and built for the wealthiest Americans." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Nia Harris, Cassandra Stimpson, and Ben Freeman / TomDispatchAug 14, 2019
Companies like Lockheed Martin, which receive taxpayer money, extoll their ability to create jobs while cutting them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Frank Clemente / OtherWordsApr 14, 2019
Few Americans say they’re paying less in taxes, despite the GOP’s promise that the huge tax cuts they passed were for the middle class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated PressApr 10, 2019
As the deadline set by a key House panel chairman passes, the treasury secretary says more time is needed to "carefully" review the request. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chuck Collins / OtherWordsMar 25, 2019
What would today’s hysterical conservatives say about the “socialist” presidency of Dwight Eisenhower? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickFeb 12, 2019
The number of filings also falls at the start of tax season, but the Treasury Department says everything is normal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickFeb 4, 2019
The support for increasing the percentage of what the wealthiest Americans pay is far-reaching and bipartisan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJan 31, 2019
He joins Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in adding to a wave of proposals for making the wealthy pay their fair share. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJan 22, 2019
Attendees of the World Economic Forum are divided on whether the plan has a chance of becoming law. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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