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Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Sti...

There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of usToday, we have more income and wealth inequality than ever before. New...

Why inheritance tax proves Britain is grotesquely unequal

The Financial Times has published remarkable data on inheritance tax in the UK. Just five London parliamentary constituencies paid more inheritance tax than the whole Read the full...

Rich Must Start Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes

We need a 5% wealth tax on America's 938 billionaires. Over a ten-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffers

Tax wealth now

The world is facing a financial crisis because we will be facing absolute shortages of oil, food, and raw materials very soon. And that changes Read the full article...

Billionaires are not paying their fair share.

Here's how billionaires like Jeff Bezos get away with not paying their fair share in taxes.

Economic questions: the Joe Stiglitz question

This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have Read the full article...

Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders

We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a ten-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffersNever before in American history have so f...

Developing a Fair & Sustainable Economy

For the second day running, as if one video is not enough, I have a second one to offer. This is a recording from Scotland's Read the full article...

Economic questions: the Richard Murphy question

This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have Read the full article...

Economic questions: the Guy Standing question

This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been, Read the full article...

How to end vilification

I was amused to note an FT article yesterday suggesting that New York’s financial elite are up in arms about Zohran Mamdani’s new second-home tax, Read the full article...

[Ask the Tax Whiz] Should we cut taxes – or fix the system – to truly empower the middle class?

The global experience is clear: cutting VAT without fixing compliance and administration weakens revenues without delivering proportional economic benefit

[Ask the Tax Whiz] Should we cut taxes – or fix the system – to truly empower the middle class?

The global experience is clear: cutting VAT without fixing compliance and administration weakens revenues without delivering proportional economic benefit

Why Jeff Bezos’ Tax Rate Is Lower Than Yours

The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.

Tax Me If You Can

Democracy, for most of its existence, has managed to coexist with oligarchy, but only on the condition that oligarchs exert their influence quietly. Citizens, including ordinary Am...

Operation Steuergerechtigkeit: Wer zahlt die Rechnung?

Die Regierung will untere und mittlere Einkommen entlasten. Das ist angesichts steigender Preise dringend nötig. Es wird aber nicht reichen, die Gegenfinanzierung bei den Reichen a...

Our Tax System Is Bad for America

Our current tax system isn’t fair, and that is bad for social solidarity, argues the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein. The tax expert Ray Madoff joins him to discuss how a fairer syste...

'The Rich Don't Pay Their Fair Share' and 4 Other Tax Myths That Won't Die

The United States has the most progressive income-tax system in the developed world.

Like it or not, the appeal of wealth taxes appears to be very strong

I am aware that we post a lot of polls on this blog these days, although I readily admit most are on our videos and Read the full article...

In this budget, all eyes are on CGT. But Labor’s rumoured family trust tweaks might also help fight tax inequality | Gre...

If Albanese’s newest budget can tame discretionary trust tax dodging, it will be a good step in ensuring the rich are treated the same as the rest of usFollow our Australia news li...

The IRS has shrunk. So has public trust in tax fairness.

While many Americans are enjoying new tax breaks, the Internal Revenue Service has fewer people to collect taxes. And most people say wealthy citizens aren’t paying their fair shar...

Why are we still handing massive unearned bungs to UK commercial banks?

My old friend Prem Sikka, who now sits in the House of Lords as Lord Sikka, drew my attention yesterday to a couple of answers Read the full article...

Competitive Corporate Tax Policy Is Essential for European Economic Growth

Debates over tax fairness and anti-avoidance rules have dominated European tax policy circles for over a decade. However, as geoeconomic pressures increase around the world, policy...