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How Would the Harris and Trump Tax Plans Affect Different Income Groups?
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A Distributional Analysis of Kamala Harris’ Tax Plan
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2024 Local Tax Ballot Measures: Voters in Dozens of Communities Will Shape Local Policy
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2024 State Tax Ballot Questions: Voters to Weigh in on Tax Changes Big and Small
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Fifteen Companies Each Avoided More than $1 Billion in Taxes from a Single Trump Tax Cut
Joe Hughes, October 2024
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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.