Taxes and the Common Good
It’s time to reform our tax system — to quit rewarding obscene wealth, Wall Street gambling, and corporate polluters.
Obama Tax Deal Further Concentrates Wealth: Stop the Death Spiral to Plutocracy
President Obama’s tax deal fails the moral test by worsening America’s inequality of wealth and power.
Some Break Campaign Spending Records While Middle America Scrambles to Keep a Roof Overhead
The level of our political discourse has probably never been lower, while the level of cash spent on our electioneering has never been higher.
The Small Business Case for Ending Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
If Congress wants to help small businesses, they shouldn’t spend $700 billion over the next decade in poorly targeted tax cuts.
$400,000 Annual Household Income and Still Struggling?
A University of Chicago Law School professor complains that he is struggling to get by with a $400,000 annual family income. IPS Fellow, Sanho Tree, has a two line response for him.
One Decade Down, One Decade Wasted
The 21st century has opened with ten years that have seen the vast majority of Americans go backward economically. Just-released Census stats tell that tale–but not the whole income story.