The IRS Tax Loophole That Rewards Excessive Water Use in the West
Experts fear tax deductions for water use as a “depleted asset” could actually worsen the crisis as rivers…
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Here’s How to Get the IRS Ready for a Tax War on Poverty
A new paper offers suggestions for helping the IRS better administer social benefit programs. By Dwyer Gunn Cars…
The Government Will Lose $1.3 Trillion to Tax Breaks in 2016
Most of it to the super wealthy. By Kate Wheeling (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) It’s every American’s favorite…
Know When to Withhold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em
Think withholding taxes is an easy fix to America’s mess of a student loan re-payment system? Alex Holt explains why you should probably think again.
It’s Time for a New Gas Tax
The main federal fund for roads and bridges runs at a deep deficit. If even red states can raise the gas tax, why can’t Congress?
How Affluent Private Universities Act as Tax Shelters for the Rich
There's a reason some of the richest institutions in the world are so frequently borrowing money instead of spending from their huge endowments.
It’s Telephone Scam Season
Some characteristics make people more vulnerable to scams, but they can still happen to anybody.
Beware Billionaires Bearing Gifts
This new wave of high-profile donations from tech moguls may be generous, but it is not a win for populism. It's the modern Carnegie.
State and Local Taxes Penalize the Poor and Benefit the Rich
The majority of Americans—both liberal and conservative—want taxes to be progressive, but they're actually quite regressive.
Hospitals: Stop Suing Poor Patients
Senator Charles Grassley has asked a Missouri non-profit hospital to explain why it seizes the wages of thousands of its patients.