The Forbes 400 Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Many Ordinary Americans
A recent study finds that the Forbes 400 paid an effective tax rate of 8.2 percent over recent years—lower than many middle-class Americans.
Investing in Home Care and Early Childhood Educators Has Outsize Impacts on Employment
Proposed investments in the Build Back Better agenda would benefit a significant number of workers, particularly women and women of color; transform the home care and early childhood sectors; and lift living standards and employment prospects for millions of Americans.
The SEC’s Regulatory Role in the Digital Asset Markets
As the markets for digital assets such as cryptocurrencies grow, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other financial regulators must impose sensible regulations on digital assets to protect traders and investors.
How To Make Corporate Boards More Diverse
Race and gender diversity on corporate boards is unacceptably low, but better corporate practices and SEC engagement could help accelerate progress toward more diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How the Child Tax Credit Is Already Working To Improve Children’s Lives
Congress must make the temporary expansion of the child tax credit permanent.
The Build Back Better Agenda Boosts Productivity and Long-Term Economic Growth in Numerous Ways
A paper cited by critics of the Build Back Better agenda analyzes a different plan than what President Joe Biden has proposed and Congress is considering, and it ignores many positive effects of the actual plan.
The House Ways and Means Build Back Better Bill Is a First Step Toward a Fairer Tax Code
The Ways and Means Committee’s tax reforms take important steps toward tax fairness; Congress should do more.
SSI Reform Would Boost Incomes for Seniors and Disabled People
By raising a low, outdated income floor, the SSI Restoration Act would pull more than 3 million Americans out of poverty.
Infrastructure Bill Must Create Pathways for Women To Enter Construction Trades
The infrastructure bill represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand women’s access to good jobs in construction trades.
Bank Tax Reporting Is a Critical Component of Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda
Requiring more information from financial institutions will help catch and deter tax cheats while reducing audits of honest taxpayers.
Congressional Republicans Must Not Play Political Games With the Debt Limit
Raising the debt limit merely allows the United States to make good on obligations it has already incurred, and defaulting on those obligations would be catastrophic.
Closing the Medicaid Coverage Gap Would Save 7,000 Lives Each Year
Extending comprehensive coverage to the 2.2 million uninsured adults in the Medicaid coverage gap would lessen medical debt and lead to fewer evictions.
Integrating Antitrust Laws Into Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures
If the federal government required corporations to disclose markers of monopoly power, it would facilitate routine discussion and analysis of competition issues.
Video: How Unions Help Increase Wealth for All and Close Racial Wealth Gaps
Unions help narrow the gap between working families and the superrich.
Unions Help Increase Wealth for All and Close Racial Wealth Gaps
Union membership significantly increases wealth for all households, but Black and Hispanic families gain the most.