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Wealth Tax
June 20, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court Makes a Good Ruling for Once on Taxing the Rich
The justices opened the door for legislation on a wealth tax.
September 20, 2023
Matt Ford
Will the Supreme Court Weigh In on a Law Before It’s Even Passed?
The conservative legal movement wants the court to preemptively kill a major liberal policy idea.
June 26, 2023
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax
Given the recent ethics questions about justices’ interactions with billionaires, it’s an interesting case to take on.
March 28, 2022
Grace Segers
Biden Wants to Raid the Billionaires’ Club
His budget proposal to tax the wealth of America’s top plutocrats may face an uphill battle in Congress, but it signals a new midterm message.
March 4, 2020
Nick Martin
Bloomberg Spent $233,333 an Hour to Lose the Presidency and Wage a Class War
The former New York City mayor’s failed campaign was an act of ritual humiliation—and an investment in himself.
November 25, 2019
Alexis Goldstein
Michael Bloomberg’s Big Hedge
With the possibility that a tax on wealth might help forge a more equitable America, the billionaire former mayor is not taking any chances.
June 23, 2014
Danny Vinik
Greg Mankiw's Newest Defense of the One Percent Is Just as Wrong as All His Others
April 30, 2014
Danny Vinik
Piketty's Global Wealth Tax Isn't Happening. Here Are Five Politically Realistic Ideas Instead.
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