What's New
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A Distributional Analysis of Donald Trump’s Tax Plan
ITEP Staff, October 2024 -
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State Rundown 9/18: Special Tax Session Results? “Reply Hazy, Try Again”
.ITEP Staff, September 2024 -
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Trump’s Plan to Vaporize the Economy Through Mass Deportation
Michael Ettlinger, September 2024 -
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Extending Temporary Provisions of the 2017 Trump Tax Law: Updated National and State-by-State Estimates
Steve Wamhoff, September 2024 -
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Voucher Boondoggle: House Advances Plan to Give the Wealthy $1.20 for Every $1 They Steer to Private K-12 Schools
Carl Davis, September 2024
ITEP in the News
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New York Times: Trump’s Plans Could Increase U.S. Debt While Raising Costs for Most Americans
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Education Week: How States Use Tax Credits to Fund Private School Choice: An Explainer
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HuffPost: Group That Says Tariffs Are Taxes Touts Tariff-Pushing JD Vance Taking Its No-Tax Pledge
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Al Jazeera: How Will Trump's Plans to Deport Undocumented Migrants Impact US Economy?
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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.