Extreme inequality is bad for billionaires and ordinary citizens alike.
tax policy
Posted inTAP
The Plutocratic Policies of No Labels
Today on TAP: Cutting Social Security, nixing increases to family benefits, No Labels’ economics are old-school Republican.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Predators Making Big Profits From Poverty
The shady tax refund industry skims onerous junk fees from low-income returns and shares personal taxpayer data in the process.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Secretary Yellen, Where Are the Crypto Tax Regulations?
After almost two years, the Treasury Department hasn’t even started trying to force crypto companies to pay what they owe.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Public Subsidies to Sports Stadiums Aren’t Going Away
A Tempe, Arizona, vote showed cities can decline to fund millionaires’ arenas—but some municipalities still shower wealthy teams with taxpayer dollars.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Can Public Banks Play in Tax Equity Markets?
What’s the difference between building clean energy and paying for it to be built? With billions in tax breaks at stake, the distinction is becoming more important to parse.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Lose-Lose DeSantis-Disney Fight
As Disney cancels investments in Florida, the proxy culture war masks a battle between a governor pretending to slay big business and a mega-corporation wanting to entrench its power.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Republican Debt Ceiling Lies
Today’s X-Date: GOP members insist they’re worried about the national debt. It ain’t true.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The IRS Takes a Welcome Step Into the 20th Century
Maybe by 2100 America can have a proper tax authority.
