July 10, 2025 • By Amy Hanauer
This country’s biggest historical challenge has been delivering this progress to all Americans, but Republicans have cut it back for everyone, retreating from many 20th century achievements in ways that will slam doors, rather than opening them, for the next generation.
July 10, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
$117 billion is a big number, so we thought it could use a little context.
July 8, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
Congress and the president could have spent less than half that much money on a tax bill that does more for working-class and middle-class households.
July 8, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
The last states are wrapping up legislative sessions, and some are crossing the finish line with major income tax cuts.
July 7, 2025 • By Carl Davis, Jessica Vela, Joe Hughes, Steve Wamhoff
President Trump has signed into law the tax and spending “megabill” that largely favors the richest taxpayers and provides working-class Americans with relatively small tax cuts that will in many cases be more than offset by Trump's tariffs.
ITEP tracks tax discussions in legislatures across the country and uses our unique data capacity to analyze the revenue, distributional, and racial and ethnic impacts of many of these proposals. State Tax Watch offers the latest news and movement from each state.
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The last states are wrapping up legislative sessions, and some are crossing the finish line with major income tax cuts.
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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.