What's New
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State Rundown 5/7: As Budget Season Heats Up, Tax Proposals Are Getting Serious
ITEP Staff, May 2025 -
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What Corporations Have to Gain from the Gutting of the IRS
Matthew Gardner, May 2025 -
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Maryland’s New Budget Boosts Tax Revenue and Equity
Miles Trinidad, May 2025 -
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America Has Left the Building: U.S. Loses from Our Global Tax Policy Choices, Others Could Gain
Amy Hanauer, May 2025 -
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State Rundown 5/1: State Tax Debates Wrapping Up, and Just Beginning
.ITEP Staff, May 2025
ITEP in the News
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CNN: Undocumented Immigrations Contribute More to Social Security than They Receive in Benefits
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Stateline: New Tax Cuts Mostly Favor the Rich Across States this Year
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CNBC: Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Lower Income Americans More than the Rich, Study Says
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WUSF: Lawmakers Want a Nationwide Private School Voucher Program like Florida's
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.