Feb 19 Watch 8:17 How poverty and inequality are motivating Democrats on tax policy Numerous Democrats have already announced or hinted at their candidacy in the 2020 presidential election. For many of them, tax policy, and specifically, increasing how much the very wealthy pay, is a platform priority. Lisa Desjardins reports on their proposals… Continue watching
Feb 19 Why 2020 Democratic candidates are pushing more progressive tax proposals By Gretchen Frazee In the wake of the Trump tax cuts, Democratic candidates are introducing some of the most progressive tax plans in decades. Continue reading
Feb 19 I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Associated Press The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing — and occasionally frightening — for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government. Continue reading
Feb 14 Average tax refunds fall, fueling discontent with GOP-written law By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The decline may be largely due to how some employees and employers had adjusted the amounts withheld from paychecks to account for changes under the new tax law. Most taxpayers received a tax cut under the law but some may… Continue reading
Jan 09 Column: What the Ocasio-Cortez/Scalise debate teaches us about the marginal tax rate By Paul Solman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed hiking the top marginal tax rate to fund green energy investment. Continue reading
Dec 27 How the tax laws for divorce will turn upside down in 2019 By Dean Hedeker Tax changes taking effect in January 2019 could add a significant amount of stress to divorces after this year. Continue reading
Dec 13 What the new tax law means for your holiday giving By Maea Lenei Buhre End-of-year donations are expected to drop this year because of changes to the federal tax code. Continue reading
Dec 04 France suspends fuel tax hike, but protesters vow to fight on By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press In a major U-turn for the government, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced in a live televised address that the planned increases set for January would be postponed until summer. Continue reading
Dec 03 Ambulance workers and students join 'yellow vest' protests in France By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Paramedics joined the ongoing anti-government protests as the prime minister met with political rivals Monday. Continue reading
Oct 19 How winning Mega Millions could lead to bankruptcy By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation Looking at lottery winners approximately 10 years after winning showed they saved just 16 cents of every dollar won. Continue reading