…residents. These proposals have generally been labeled as “digital services taxes” (DSTs). For example, beginning in 2019, Spain is imposing a DST of 3% on online advertising, online marketplaces, and…

…insist on lower taxes, or to overturn the existing political equilibrium by voting for lower taxes in a referendum. Let’s assume that this is what Roberts has in mind. (I…

…idea. Instead, echoing Republican rhetoric since the 1980s, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has taken the position that taxes do not build the country, but destroy it. He says…

…due to tax cuts for the rich, comes from income taxes. When the rich hardly pay any income taxes at all (cheat because there’s little chance of getting caught, and…

…to tax; and that, that power should be minimized. Norquist had written, was singing, a song wealthy Republicans loved to hear. For years, ever since the Progressive Era, and especially…

…the Department of the Treasury. Since these measure similar things – total payrolls and the taxes withheld from total payrolls – with the exception of tax law changes and updated…

…are disproportionately wealthy. Cutting corporate taxes costs significant revenue, and evidence is sorely lacking that the benefits have trickled down. Executives, disproportionately wealthy corporate shareholders, and highly paid employees have…

…And here’s the scandal: If implemented, Trump’s economic proposals could bankrupt this vital, popular program within six years. First, a brief explainer: Social Security funds its benefits with payroll taxes…

…the study each saved over $3 billion in federal taxes over those four years. The ITEP study covered corporate tax savings through 2021; in the three years since (through 2024)…

…reduce, defer or avoid altogether federal income taxation. Jesse Drucker, How to Pay No Taxes: Ten Strategies Used by the Rich, Bloomberg.com (Apr. 17, 2012). As Drucker notes, the very…