Who pays what, why the code is structured the way it is, and what evidence-based reform would look like — explained without the spin from either party.
The U.S. tax code taxes investment income at lower rates than wages. Here's how that gap emerged, how large it is, and what the evidence says about changing it.
For two decades, lawmakers in both parties have promised to close the carried interest provision. It's still there. Here's why.
From 94% to 37%: a data-driven history of the top marginal income tax rate, the political forces behind each change, and what economists say about the effects.
The federal estate tax affects fewer than 0.1% of estates. Critics call it double taxation; defenders call it the most direct check on dynastic wealth concentration.
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