Taxes

White House Budget Would Shrink The Deficit By Taxing The Rich

It won’t become law, but it’s the latest move in a back-and-forth battle over the debt limit.
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Democrats Propose Tax Reforms To Boost Union Membership

Sen. Bob Casey says the changes would help “level the playing field” between workers and employers.
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Biden’s IRS Commissioner Pick Wants To Crack Down On Wealthy Tax Cheats

A critical office inside the IRS is supposed to help root out major tax evaders, but dysfunction and underfunding have diminished its power.
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Bernie Sanders, Democrats Introduce Bill Boosting Social Security Benefits

Their proposal would make Social Security fully solvent through taxes on higher earners and corporations.
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Opinion: It Would Be Nice If Republicans Would Actually Read A Bill

Republicans have made a drama out of legislation to hire some 87,000 IRS employees. Either they don't understand the bill, or they're pretending not to.
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Major Southern Newspaper Bashes Republicans Over Bill To 'Protect Tax Cheats'

“The GOP regards paying taxes not as a way of supporting the nation, but as an obligation to be avoided,” noted an editorial in The Charlotte Observer.
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Allen Weisselberg Sentenced!

The former Trump Organization CFO will serve five months in jail as part of a plea agreement for his tax crimes.
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IRS Bashed For Dropping The Ball On Trump Tax Audits

The "deferential" agency was reportedly overwhelmed by an army of Trump accountants and lawyers and the complexity of his tangled businesses.
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GOP Freakout Over Trump Tax Returns

Republicans called the release of Trump’s tax returns “a dangerous new weapon.”
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Republicans Rage Against Disclosure Of Trump Tax Returns

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) called tax disclosure “a dangerous new weapon.” But Republicans have deployed it themselves and could do so again.
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