What's New
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Circuit Breakers Are a Better Option for Property Tax Relief
Brakeyshia Samms, March 2025 -
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State Rundown 3/12: Last-Minute Tax Cut Mayhem and New Progressive Revenue Raisers
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State Approaches to Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI)
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State Rundown 3/6: In the Shadow of Chaotic Federal Policymaking States Seek to Tax the Top, Cut Taxes
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Proposed Missouri Tax Shelter Would Aid the Wealthy, Anti-Abortion Centers Alike
Carl Davis, March 2025
ITEP in the News
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South Florida Sun Sentinel: Editorial: If Property Taxes are Doomed, an Income Tax is Fairer
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The Boston Globe: If the IRS Betrays Immigrants, We All Pay the Price
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New York Times: Musk Suggests His Team Will Scrutinize Social Security and Entitlement Spending
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Washington Post: GOP Voucher Plan Would Divert Billions in Taxes to Private Schools
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.