Taxation

To Help Fund Covid Recovery and Redress Inequality, Warren Unveils Wealth Tax on 'Ultra-Millionaires' and Billionaires
People participate in a "March on Billionaires" event on July 17, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
US Supreme Court Denies Trump's 'Shameful' Effort to Block Release of His Tax Returns
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied former President Donald Trump's effort to block the release of his tax returns to a grand jury. (Photo: <a class="owner-name truncate" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alecperkins/">Alec Perkins/Flickr/cc)</a></p>
"This decisive defeat once again shows that no one—including Donald Trump—is above the law."
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Ro Khanna Introduces Bill to End 'Runaway Tax Evasion' by US Millionaires and Billionaires
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is seen on the House steps of the Capitol during votes on Friday, December 4, 2020. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"The wealthiest 1% are responsible for roughly 70% of the 'tax gap,'" said the...
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'How About a Counter-Argument Based on Fact?': Warren Destroys CNBC Host Over Two-Cent Wealth Tax Criticism
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"You're telling me that they would forfeit their American citizenship if they had to... step up and pay a little more?" Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked on Thursday, January 28, 2021. "I'm just calling your bluff on that. That's not going to happen."(Photo: CNBC)
"The wealthiest in this country are paying less in taxes than everyone else,"...
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A woman walks past the GameStop store inside the Susquehanna Valley Mall. An online group sent share prices of GameStop (GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (AMC) soaring in an attempt to squeeze short sellers. (Photo: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
How the Ongoing GameStop Fiasco Highlights the Sinister Nature of Modern Casino Capitalism
"Oxfam believes billionaires are a sign of broken economic system and that extreme wealth should be ended," the international anti-poverty group said Monday. "We believe the world would be a better place if there were a lot less billionaires and a lot more nurses." (Image: Oxfam International)
'Abolish Billionaires': Oxfam Report Shows Combined Pandemic Wealth of Richest 10 People Could Vaccinate World
A yacht belonging to British billionaire Joe Lewis, pictured in Butler's Wharf on July 3, 2018 in London. (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Study of 50 Years of Tax Cuts For Rich Confirms 'Trickle Down' Theory Is an Absolute Sham
Global oil companies are transferring drilling profits to insurance subsidiaries in tax havens "to avoid handing over revenue to nations where they conduct their core business," Reuters reported. (Photo Illustration: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Offshore Tax Havens 'Deep Wells of Profit' For Oil Giants, Report Shows
Argentina's Congress on December 4, 2020 approved a one-time levy on the country's 12,000 richest citizens to fund pandemic recovery measures. (Photo: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images)
Argentina Passes "Millionaire's Tax" to Fund Covid-19 Recovery
Demonstrators march against wealth inequality in New York City on July 17, 2020. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Favor Raising Taxes on Incomes Over $400K
People take part in a protest against the Republican tax bill in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 2017.
House Democrats Demand Increase in IRS Funding to Go After 'Wealthy Tax Cheats'—Like Donald Trump
Activists of Sammilito Garments Sramik Federation (Combined Garments Workers Federation) march for fair wages and union rights for all Amazon supply chain workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 27, 2020. (Photo: Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Progressive Coalition Stages Global Black Friday Protests to 'Make Amazon Pay'
Food Bank for New York City hosts a food distribution pop-up in partnership with Alianza De Futbol during Hunger Action Month at New York Hall of Science on September 27, 2020 in Queens. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Food Bank For New York City)
Amid Public Health and Employment Crises, New Survey Shows Poor Americans Agree on Policy Solutions
Crippling Common Good Worldwide, Landmark Study Shows $427 Billion Lost Each Year to Tax Dodging by Corporations and the Rich
President-elect Donald Trump photographed near President Donald Trump at Trump's January 20, 2017 inauguration in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
'This Is How a Torturer Ended Up Running the CIA': Biden Reportedly Hopes to Avoid Probes Into Trump Crimes
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on September 24, 2020. He warned that the U.S. faces an "unprecedented and dangerous moment," as President Donald Trump questions the legitimacy of mail-in ballots and suggests he might not accepts the election results. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
"No, Mr. President," Sanders Says Before Election Day, "You're Not Standing Up for Working Families"

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