Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recently announced on CBS News that the Trump administration wants to eliminate income taxes for those making $150,000 a year or less. Were that to happen, only ...

People across the country already struggle to exercise economic and political control over their own lives, and there may be imminent changes in economic and tax policy that could make things worse.1 ...

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Local, state and federal governments need to tax citizens so that they can pay for the programs and services those citizens need. And while U.S. federal taxes are a progressive tax system, there are ...

Heading into Tax Day, if you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth can’t be solved by “taxing the rich.” Want to nationalize health care?

If you’re earning $50,000 a year, where you live could mean the difference between paying less than $50 or about $4,000 in state income taxes annually. That’s a lot more in your pocket — or your state ...

Illinois has a flat tax of 4.95%, which applies to all filers. Wisconsin has progressive tax, which ranges from 3.5% to 7.65% depending on marital status and income level. Many middle-class earners ...