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State Rundown 3/14: Sessions are Heating Up
.ITEP Staff, March 2024 -
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Ahead of the ‘Bring Chicago Home’ Vote, Remember That Local Mansion Taxes are Tried and Tested
Andrew Boardman, March 2024 -
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Local Mansion Taxes: Building Stronger Communities with Progressive Taxes on High-Value Real Estate
Andrew Boardman, March 2024 -
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Revenue-Raising Proposals in President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Plan
Steve Wamhoff, March 2024 -
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Recent Tax Cuts Have Expanded Inequality in the States
Jon Whiten, March 2024
Expert's View
Carl Davis
Research Director
The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S.
Excessive concentration of wealth runs counter to our national aspiration for genuine equality of opportunity, and it saps the vitality of our democracy through the consolidation of power and influence. Tax policy offers a powerful means of beginning to address our nation’s stark level of inequality, but current law is clearly falling short of its potential.