“We are seeing the rise of an oligarchy… And yet here we are talking about dismantling the estate tax, the one tax at the federal level that actually slows this concentration of wealth and power,” said one expert. Americans for Tax Fairness has crunched the numbers and found that a Republican push to do away […]
“Instead of choosing to protect the American people, they chose to protect billionaires and corporations,” said the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee. House Republicans advanced their budget plan out of committee Thursday night after a 12-hour markup session during which they rejected dozens of Democratic amendments, including proposed changes that would have protected […]
“Congress has a choice—they can either extend a failed policy or create tax reform that actually works for Main Street and communities.” As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans pursue trillions of dollars in new tax giveaways for wealthy individuals and corporations, economists and pollsters this week are warning about how devastating the GOP’s plan would be […]