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The (Mostly Untapped) Power of Local Income Taxes
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State Rundown 1/30: The Revenue Decrease is in the Details
.ITEP Staff, January 2025
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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.