Individual income taxes and payroll taxes account for the majority of federal revenues. They raise revenues that pay for U.S. government services and do so in a progressive fashion, reducing inequality. Equitable Growth aims to foster a robust discussion of the impact of changes in individual tax policy on the well-being of families across the income distribution.
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The other two-tiered U.S. tax system: How pass-through businesses let the ultra-wealthy dodge federal taxes
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Factsheet: Using asset limits in public benefit programs
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Accounting for capital gains in income significantly increases U.S. inequality
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The 10 worst policies for equitable economic growth in the 2025 budget reconciliation law
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Allowing the 2017 estate tax changes to expire will reduce U.S. inequality and promote economic growth and opportunity
October 9, 2024
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Equitable Growth’s ‘Econ 101’ offered congressional staffers a rundown of the contours of U.S. tax policy
October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024
Equitable Growth hosts event featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren on pro-growth tax reform in 2025
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June 20, 2024
Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxation: Evidence from Colombia
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
2017 tax cut for pass-through business owners exacerbated inequality and failed to deliver economic benefits
May 1, 2024
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Factsheet: What the research says about taxing pass-through businesses
April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024
Enhanced Child Tax Credit helped U.S. families afford life-enhancing necessities and cope with inflation
April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024
Request for Proposals: How effective was the fiscal response to the COVID-19 recession for workers?
March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024
Closing the billionaire borrowing loophole would strengthen the progressivity of the U.S. tax code
February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024
Doubling down on cuts to the IRS is bad for the federal budget and for tax fairness in the United States
January 9, 2024
January 9, 2024
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