A Tiny Tax, A Really Big Return
America’s states, says a new Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report, have a remarkably easy-to-administer alternative that can help avoid devastating budget cuts without putting any real pain on anyone. That alternative: tax the rich!
Pondering Our Most Puzzling Inequality Stat
Families in the nation’s top 1 percent are grabbing a rising share of the nation’s income. So why do newly released Federal Reserve numbers show no jump in their share of the nation’s wealth?
Reverse the Great Tax Shift
Few Americans realize just how incredibly little, historically speaking, our nation’s wealthy now pay in taxes.
Should We Double Taxes on the Rich?
The global meltdown may be shoving high taxes on the rich back onto the political radar screen. The latest sign: a riveting debate in the world’s most prestigious business magazine.
The New CEO Pay Stats: The Outrage Continues
Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, top corporate executives are still taking home staggeringly more than their counterparts a generation ago.
