Goals Behind Trump’s Tariffs: Cut Taxes on Rich & Escalate New Cold War on China
Donald Trump’s tariffs will not reduce US public debt. The federal deficit will keep growing, but they will be an excuse to further cut taxes on the rich and to…
Last Year, You Spent More Than a Month’s Rent on Pentagon Contractors
A dollar by dollar look at how our taxes enrich military contractors — at the expense of things that actually make us secure.
More for Them, Less for Us
Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes.
Biden and Congress – Ask the American People Before You Impose a Genocide Tax for Prosperous Israel
Asking the American people for their advice on sending $14.3 billion to Israel for its acknowledged, defense blunders is not difficult.
How Harlan Crow Slashed His Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises
In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts.
Ellen Brown: Another Look at the Financial Transactions Tax
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost A small financial transactions tax could correct a number of maladies in our economic system, from the federal debt crisis to the widening…
Breaking Down Your Tax Bill
Our tax dollars should make life better — not go to waste on bloated military contracts and Pentagon boondoggles. Here’s what the numbers show.
What To Know About TurboTax Before You File Your Taxes This Year
Don’t get tricked into paying for tax prep if you don’t have to. Learn how the biggest tax preparation companies have suppressed free filing options for years.
Nader: Time for a Taxpayer Revolt Against Rich Corporate Welfarists
Corporatist politicians make you pay for big corporations to come to their corporate welfare-friendly state and make profits.
Confessions of a Failed Tax Resister
Rebecca Gordon and her partner were both informal tax resisters due to their antiwar beliefs. But the day came when they could resist the most powerful government in the world…
Ralph Nader: Reforming Our Broken Tax System to Benefit Us All
Congress needs to change our disgracefully unfair, wasteful, and inefficient tax laws.
Chris Hedges and Louis Hyman on the Harmful Gig Economy
On the show Chris Hedges discusses the gig economy to Louis Hyman, Professor of Economic History at Cornell University.
The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations
In the early 1900s some of the wealthiest Americans claimed their fortunes would never last through the generations. A century of tax avoidance later, the dynasties are going strong.
What Our Forever Wars Really Cost You
Why is it so hard for so many in Washington to imagine spending the sort of money on our needs that they wouldn’t think twice about forking over to the…
These Billionaries Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic
IRS records reveal that 18 billionaires and some 250 other ultrawealthy people received aid intended to help middle-class Americans.