Washington, D.C. — Corporate profits hit record highs in 2021. At the same time, a strong stock market enabled the ultrarich to dramatically increase their wealth during the pandemic. Yet corporate tax rates are at their lowest levels since 1940, and the tax code favors income from wealth, allowing the wealthy to often pay lower rates than working-class Americans. A recent CAP analysis showed that nearly 1 out of 5 Fortune 100 companies paid low to no taxes in 2021, while an analysis by ProPublica underscored that the wealthiest Americans similarly pay extremely low tax rates. A two-tier system of tax enforcement, worsened by IRS budget cuts, allows many wealthy individuals to play by a different set of rules. The votes exist in Congress to reform the tax code and ensure that everyone pays their fair share.
Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on the commonsense policies that can help to build a fairer tax system in America. Corporate profits and the wealth of billionaires surged to new heights during the pandemic, and the tax system allows many of them to pay lower rates than working Americans. The discussion will focus on concrete steps Congress can take to build a fairer tax system.
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WHO:
In conversation:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Patrick Gaspard, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
WHEN:
May 4, 2022
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. EDT
WHERE:
In-person:
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Online:
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