Tax lien investing allows hedge funds and private equity firms to exploit mostly poor, elderly Black and Latino homeowners, leveraging the machinery of local tax enforcement.
tax policy
Posted inLaw and Justice
Plaintiff Trying to Reverse Noncompete Ban Is Trump’s Tax Adviser
G. Brint Ryan has advised Trump on tax policy. His company is dedicated to ‘liberating our clients from the burden of being overtaxed.’
Posted inPodcasts
The Republican Impeachment Flop
They wanted to impeach Biden for something. They just couldn’t come up with anything.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The $6 Trillion Decision
The stakes of the election can be laid out in 13-figure sums.
Posted inPodcasts
Trump’s Billionaires and Zaka Propaganda
For some oligarchs, a fascist dictatorship is worth keeping taxes low.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Going Radical
On our weekly news show, David Dayen and Robert Kuttner discuss how policymakers both in America and across the pond need to think bigger.
Posted inBooks
Antitax Nation
Michael Graetz’s new book explains how clever marketing duped America into shoveling more tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Bad-Faith Criticism of Biden’s Budget Proposal
The organization that claims to champion deficit reduction actually wants to cut your Social Security.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks for Polluters
A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Should Begin the Tax Wars Now
He needs to highlight his positions against the Republicans’. And not give away too much in interim deals.