Archive:Tax Policy

• WCP: Equal Opportunity Is Not Enough

  There has been no shortage of explanations and proposed solutions to America’s growing class divide. A recent effort by Richard Reeves’ Dream Horders expands blame from the top 1% to the top 20% of incomes for manipulating the system to benefit their children. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Jack Metzgar critiques Reeves’ solutions for reflecting classist attitudes and neglecting transformational policies to generate shared prosperity.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: American dream, Economic Inequality, Inequality, Jack Metzgar, John Russo, Richard Reeves, Sherry Linkon, Tax Policy, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: It Is Rigged … and We Must Revolt

  One of the most frequently heard claims in this election cycle is that the political system in the United States — and more recently the Presidential election itself — is rigged against ordinary Ame

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Donald Trump, Guy Standing, John Russo, Presidential Election, Privatization, Rigged Economy, Sherry Linkon, Tax Policy, Trade Policy, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Chasing Tax Cheats to Create Jobs: Why Don’t We Do That?

  Each year $400 billion in personal and business taxes are left uncollected due to inadequate enforcement capacity. Hiring more IRS auditors is both good policy and good politics, writes Jack Metzgar

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Economic Justice, Infrastructure, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jack Metzgar, Jacob Hacker, John Russo, Paul Pierson, Sherry Linkon, Tax Justice, Tax Policy, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Class War and Tax Policy

  When it comes to tax policy, details matter. Yet candidates often get away with misrepresenting the economic impact of their preferred policies. In this week's Working-Class Perspectives post, Jack

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Citizens for Tax Justice, Jack Metzgar, Marco Rubio, Republicans, Statistics, Tax Foundation, Tax Policy, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives