What's New
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State Rundown 4/17: Tax Cut Proposals and the Consequences of Bad Tax Cuts
.ITEP Staff, April 2024 -
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The Case for More Progressive State and Local Tax Systems, in Charts
Dylan Grundman O'Neill, April 2024 -
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Is California Really a High-Tax State?
Carl Davis, April 2024 -
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Fairness Matters: A Chart Book on Who Pays State and Local Taxes
ITEP Staff, April 2024 -
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These Three Local EITCs Are Boosting Family Incomes at Tax Time
Andrew Boardman, April 2024
Expert's View
Carl Davis
Research Director
The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Wealth in the U.S.
Excessive concentration of wealth runs counter to our national aspiration for genuine equality of opportunity, and it saps the vitality of our democracy through the consolidation of power and influence. Tax policy offers a powerful means of beginning to address our nation’s stark level of inequality, but current law is clearly falling short of its potential.