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August 4, 2022
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Two Cheers for the Inflation Reduction Act
Why can’t Democrats deliver the steep tax increases on corporations and the rich that voters demand?
July 12, 2022
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Forget Recession. Today’s Bad Economic News Is That the Wealth Management Industry Is Thriving.
Eight years ago, I didn’t believe America was becoming a wealth aristocracy. Now I’m not so sure.
June 7, 2022
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Bezos Was Wrong, and Biden Was Right: Taxing the Wealthy Will Help Tame Inflation
A new report in The Wall Street Journal unintentionally sheds light on what economists, including Lawrence Summers, have long known: Higher taxes reduce spending.
May 19, 2022
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Senate Republicans Want Your Cleaning Lady to Pay Income Tax, but Not FedEx
Dwindling revenues from corporate taxes are beggaring the Treasury, and the GOP doesn’t care.
May 6, 2022
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Biden Is Smart to Attack Rick Scott’s Tax Hike on the Poor. But He Needs to Hit It Harder.
A $1,000 tax increase on someone making $30,000 isn’t just bad. It’s repugnant. Please, Democrats, say it.
April 28, 2014
Buzzfeed Chronicles Paul Ryan's Metamorphosis, Ignores His Frightening Budget
April 15, 2014
Here Are the Counties that Pay the Most and Least in Federal Income Tax

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