Between the Lines: Deep Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Rich Create Unfair Tax System for Poor and Working Families

A new report by the group Citizens for Tax Justice, titled, “Who Pays Taxes in America in 2015?” underscores the unfair nature of the U.S. tax system, where the wealthiest sector contribute a decreasing share of the nation’s revenue. Between The Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with Matthew Gardner, executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, who talks about the Citizens for Tax Justice report, which focuses on the damaging effects of increases in state and local regressive taxation , and offers policy prescriptions for making the U.S. tax system more fair, while addressing rising income inequality.

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