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HCBS programs are considered “optional” Medicaid services and will likely be some of the first programs on the chopping block ...
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market ...
In other words, some 99.9999 percent of the proceeds of the Bezos stock sale last year counted as a taxable long-term capital ...
Health care workers are warning of dangerous conditions in hospitals for patients and nurses alike under the new law.
New research shows that raising the top marginal income tax rate could reduce inequality and raise revenue without slowing economic growth ...
President Joe Biden and Congressional progressives have responded to public pressure by putting bold spending proposals on the table that would make our economy more fair, sustainable, and resilient ...
In dark times like these, shining a light on successful efforts to reverse our country’s extreme inequality is more important than ever. As we looked back on 2024, we actually found plenty to ...
Once upon a time, here in the United States, we taxed the rich. Significantly. Today, by contrast, we’re actively enhancing their fortunes. Including the biggest personal fortune of them all, the ...
Congress should use taxes to generate new revenue from Wall Street firms and executives and to curb excessive CEO pay, unproductive short-term financial speculation, and wasteful stock buybacks.
An income tax rate of over 100 percent would be hard for anyone to sustain. At a rate a smidge over 100 percent, our deepest pockets might be able to get by if they drew down their wealth or borrowed ...
The next method used to scheme Black people out of their land was tax sales. Tax sales were a way that the land could be taken from its owners and auctioned off. In these cases, Black people would ...