Author: andrea

Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 400 national, state and local organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans, sent this letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday urging passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), which is expected to […]

Open Letter from Over 250 Millionaires Supports ‘Billionaires Income Tax’ As the Only Way to Ensure Nation’s Wealthiest Are Included in Tax Reform Pushing for a fair tax code that requires all Americans to pay their fair share, over 250 millionaires urged Congress in a letter today to move forward with including the “Billionaires Income Tax” […]

By Raising Taxes on Rich & Corporations to Fund Services for Working Families, Biden’s Framework Reverses a Political Narrative in Place Since Reagan; Trickle-Down Economics Finally Trickles Out President Biden’s Build Back Better framework released today fully repudiates the bankrupt “trickle-down” economics of tax cuts for the rich and corporations and service cuts for the rest […]

Proposed ‘Billionaires Income Tax’ Would Tap Pandemic Profits & Other Investment Gains of Richest 750 Americans to Fund Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda Billionaires in nearly every corner of America got richer during COVID and their pandemic profits—along with other investment income currently not taxed—would be subject to a Billionaires Income Tax now being considered […]

Annual Levy on Market Gains of 750 U.S. Billionaires Could Raise Hundreds of Billions; Without It, Many Tycoons Would Continue to Avoid Paying Taxes At least 103 national organizations collectively representing millions of Americans sent a letter to Congress today urging it to include the Billionaires Income Tax (BIT) among the funding sources for the […]

15% Floor Will Help Shut Down World Tax Havens That Bleed American Jobs The Biden Administration has secured an international agreement to begin to end the world race to the bottom on corporate tax rates, saving American jobs and public revenue and paving the way for domestic reforms that will require U.S. corporations to pay […]



Bloomberg, Oprah, Lorne Michaels, Other Wealthy Scions Use Special Trusts to Avoid Taxes & Create Family Dynasties; Ways & Means Committee Tax Plan Starts to Address Scandal but Further Reform Is Needed Bombshell news from ProPublica that over half of the nation’s richest families are using special trusts to dodge the estate tax and create […]