Before she got hired to run a dark-money outfit, she advocated for tax hikes on dynastic wealth. Now, she’s against them.
tax policy
Posted inEconomic Policy
Corporate Tax Dodging Won’t Go Away Until We Fix Our Tax Code
New research shows that corporations pay no or negative tax even after being profitable for a number of years.
Posted inPolitics
Clintonism’s Zombie
Making sense of Josh Gottheimer’s attempts to sabotage the Democratic agenda
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: Will Biden’s Agenda Survive the Senate Finance Committee?
Testing Ron Wyden’s willingness to challenge the rich and powerful
Posted inEducation in America
The Child Tax Credit: A Political and Policy Triumph
As Congress begins debating budget reconciliation, the case grows for making the credit permanent—and altering outmoded budget rules to get that done.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
High Hurdles for Commonsense Cannabis Reform
The plan unveiled by the Senate majority leader is doomed to languish despite massive public support for legalization.
Posted inLaw and Justice
To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Promptly Staff the Department of Justice
Numerous positions are vacant, threatening progress in a host of areas.
Posted inEconomic Policy
One Weird Trick to Force Billionaires to Pay Taxes
The ‘economic substance doctrine’ could be employed by the IRS to crack down on tax avoidance.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden Needs to Be Wary of Crypto Grifters
The administration has a host of options to create a public option for digital currencies and use regulatory tools to prevent fraud and abuse.
Posted inPolitics
Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Could Come Down to One Number
Team Biden is thankfully resisting privatization. But the deal will hinge on how much both sides agree they can wring out of increased tax enforcement.
