- Tea Party Gas-Tax Fix Is Bad Economics, Worse History http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-23/tea-party-gas-tax-fix-is-bad-economics-worse-history-ron-klain.html 80 comments politics
- Justice Dept. charges Texas billionaire with biggest tax fraud case in US history https://thehill.com/policy/finance/521253-justice-dept-charges-texas-billionaire-with-biggest-tax-fraud-case-in-us 6 comments politics
- Journalists Uncover the Biggest Tax Fraud in Europe's History https://www.moneymakers.com/journalists-uncover-the-biggest-tax-fraud-in-europes-history/amp/ 6 comments europe
- Donald Trump’s ‘genius’ explanation of his tax history won’t work https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/03/donald-trumps-genius-explanation-of-his-tax-history-wont-work/?postshare=9041475509118970&tid=ss_tw 27 comments politics
- Editorial: Trump’s tax history may disqualify him http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/09/30/editorial-trumps-tax-history-may-disqualify/91323778/ 7 comments politics
- The Real History of the American Income Tax https://www.aier.org/article/real-history-american-income-tax 23 comments tax
- Apple: The Biggest Tax Cheaters in History Repatriate Profits Under Trump's Tax Bill http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20936:apple%3A-the-biggest-tax-cheaters-in-history-repatriate-profits-under-trump%27s-tax-bill 11 comments technology
- A History of Taxes: X-post from /r/theInternetIsBeautiful https://turbotaxcpaselect.intuit.com/history-of-taxes/ 2 comments tax
- No, Obamacare Isn't the Biggest Tax Increase in History http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/07/no-obamacare-not-biggest-tax-increase-history 7 comments politics
- "Two years after the crisis on Wall Street, it has been announced that bonuses this year will be $144 billion -- the highest in history. and the GOP think they need and deserve a tax cut. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/reagan-budget-chief-slams-gop-taxes/ 72 comments economy
- Gov. Ron DeSantis just promised 'by far the biggest tax cuts in the history of the state of Florida' https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-promises-historic-tax-cuts-in-florida-2022-8 164 comments politics
- Can the White House drive the tax reform train? History says no http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/tax-reform-trump-white-house-236667 6 comments politics
- Comprehensive history of NBA luxury tax payments http://data.shamsports.com/media/luxurytax.jpg 77 comments nba
- Obamacare is the biggest tax increase in history … if you ignore history http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/obamacare-is-the-biggest-tax-increase-in-history-if-you-ignore-history/ 139 comments politics
- The GOP tax bill may be the worst piece of legislation in modern history https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-tax-bill-may-be-the-worst-piece-of-legislation-in-modern-history/2017/12/14/c1def814-e119-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html?utm_term=.c9dd2826a518 404 comments politics
- “He loves to talk about his tax credit. But what he doesn’t tell you is that he taxes health care benefits for the first time in history. Millions lose the health care that they have. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14271.html 11 comments politics
- Bush: People Will 'Look Back' At 'This Moment In Economic History' And Say 'Tax Cuts Work' http://worldwide-sawdust.com/showdiary.do?diaryid=2376 3 comments politics
- Check Out Who's Hiding $32 Trillion in Offshore Accounts. More than two million emails that shed light on the biggest tax dodge in history - trillions of dollars hidden in offshore accounts - http://moneymorning.com/2013/05/01/check-out-whos-hiding-32-trillion-in-offshore-accounts/ 1403 comments worldnews
- Seattle Makes History – Passes ‘Tax the Rich’ Income Tax http://progressivearmy.com/2017/07/10/seattle-makes-history-passes-tax-the-rich-income-tax/ 34 comments politics
- Donald Trump to slash corporate tax to 15% in 'biggest cut in history', Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reveals http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/donald-trump-slash-corporate-tax-30-15-biggest-cut-in-history-us-steven-mnuchin-us-treasury-a7703251.html 63 comments politics
- A GOP-Style Approach to Parental Leave - "History tells us that tax credits do not incentivize companies to do right by their employees." http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/rubio-parental-leave/409285/ 5 comments politics
- Trump, Granting Lobbyist Demands, Quietly Handed Billions More in Tax Breaks to Huge Corporations: Report - "Trump is the most corrupt president in history, and here's the latest example of how that corruption helps giant corporations." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/30/trump-granting-lobbyist-demands-quietly-handed-billions-more-tax-breaks-huge 63 comments politics
- A new study finds the opioid epidemic has led to tens of billions in lost tax revenue - It’s already the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history. But it’s also affecting the economy and budgets. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/16/18410464/opioid-epidemic-lost-tax-revenue-overdose-death 15 comments politics
- Al Franken: "So the idea that those at the very top, who now are richer than anybody has ever been; we now have people who are richer than any people have ever been in the history of the world; why they can’t pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes in crazy." http://progressivetoo.com/2011/07/14/sen-al-franken-shreds-the-republican-economic-theory/ 10 comments politics
- Why are we so willing to repeat history's mistakes? - Ideology and money interests trump lessons of the past in debates over war, economics and taxes. http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/feature/2010/08/20/sirota_deja_vu_all_over_again/index.html 13 comments history
- Stimulus Checks, Child Tax Credit Had Historic Impact on Leveling Economic Playing Field — 7 Key Takeaways from New Treasury Report. Economic stimulus programs rolled out during the pandemic contributed to “the most equitable recovery in recent history.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stimulus-checks-child-tax-credit-140652958.html 2 comments economy
- A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble: Trail of bankruptcies, tax problems and bad debts raises questions for researchers trying to understand motivations for attack https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/10/capitol-insurrectionists-jenna-ryan-financial-problems/ 6 comments law
- With Detailed Pay-For Plan, Warren Touts Medicare for All as 'Bigger Than the Biggest Tax Cut' in US History. "If you're not in the top 1%, Wall Street, or a big corporation—congratulations, you don't pay a penny more and you're fully covered," says Warren. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/01/detailed-pay-plan-warren-touts-medicare-all-bigger-biggest-tax-cut-us-history 142 comments politics
- Billionaires who hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70% tax on the super-rich are adamant it will hurt the economy — but history suggests otherwise https://www.businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-70-percent-marginal-tax-fix-impact-on-economy-2019-2?utm_source=reddit.com 16 comments politics
- It's Not Just the Cadillac Tax -- Volkswagen System of Profiting Off the Sick Must Go Too: "Gallup from last Dec. found 1/3 of Americans putting off care due to cost, the highest percentage in the history of the poll..." then there's a "hefty 40% surcharge" for workers with comprehensive coverage http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rose-ann-demoro/its-not-just-the-cadillac_b_8234210.html 3 comments politics
- Texas students may soon be reading in their history textbooks that the American system of democracy was inspired by Moses, segregated schools weren’t all that bad and taxes imposed for programs like Social Security haven’t measurably improved society. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/texas-textbooks-criticism-110809.html 221 comments politics
- TSA will now "pre-screen" your taxes, car registration, passport, employment history, and more: Nothing short of a criminal background check will allow you to travel in America. http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/tsa-will-now-pre-screen-taxes-car-registration-passport-employment-history/ 23 comments politics
- Investment banker William D. Cohan: Mitt Romney is worth $250 million. Why so little? - He should be a Billionaire like his peers. We may never know the full extent of Romney’s fortune; he has not disclosed a longer history of his tax returns. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romney-is-worth-250-million-why-so-little/2012/10/05/64128882-0c20-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_story.html?tid=sm_btn_reddit 41 comments politics
- When you dig into Mr. Romney’s and Mr. Ryan’s proposals and you consider recent history, the fairest thing to say is that, so far at least, they have laid out a plan to cut taxes. They have not yet explained why and how it is also an economic-growth plan. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/opinion/sunday/do-tax-cuts-lead-to-economic-growth.html?ref=us 29 comments politics
- Republicans! Please! PLEASE! Learn About the Role of Taxes in Every Major Society in Man-Kinds History! Please, Stop Cutting Deeper into the American Vein... Tax! http://www.taxhistory.org/www/website.nsf/web/thepriceofcivilization?opendocument 3 comments politics
- Barack Obama won the great tax-cut showdown of 2010 - and House Democrats don't have a clue that he did. In the deal struck this week, the president negotiated the biggest stimulus in American history, larger than his $814 billion 2009 stimulus package. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/09/ar2010120904472.html?mwh=1 7 comments politics
- In 1963 the highest income bracket had a tax rate of 91% (income over $200,000 taxed at this rate). In 2010 the highest income bracket have a tax rate of 35% (income over $373,650 taxed at this rate). Check out tax rates and brackets throughout US history here. It's kind of surprising. http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html 106 comments politics
- So the 8 years of Bush fiscal policy, enacted by the Republican rubber stamp congress, which passed the 2 biggest tax cuts in the history of America, and created the largest expansion of government, led to the collapse of Capitalism in Oct of 2008 and no one seems understand this. Why? http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/50787958-79/fed-2008-crisis-bank.html.csp 13 comments politics
- Whether you were born rich and the estate tax is reduced to virtually nothing, or you get legacy admissions into elite universities, there's a lot of history and self-perpetuation of the rich to continue to be rich that has nothing to do with hard work. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/04/mike_donahue_is_a_hard_worker.html 148 comments politics
- "This is the largest tax bill in history," the Republican leader fumed. The reform "is unjust, unworkable, stupidly drafted and wastefully financed. We must repeal! The Republican Party is pledged to do this." Who was it? 1936 presidential nominee Alf Landon, about social security. He lost to FDR. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/ar2010031902636.html 28 comments politics