If it weren’t for laws that permit the wealthy to endlessly defer paying taxes by keeping their gains unrealized, there would be no trillionaires, write Stephen Land and Bob Lord.
Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes
Tag: IRS
The Conflict Over the US Dept. of Justice
Two notorious cases came across Todd Blanche’s desk recently and in both he rejected the rule of law and bowed to presidential whim, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Can Trump Sue Himself?
Had the U.S. president asked the IRS to shelve his case until he leaves office, he’d have had a real claim, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Instead he jeopardized the careers of his eager-to-please lawyers.
The Judge: Trump’s Curiouser & Curiouser IRS Case
Andrew P. Napolitano asks why Congress would let the president, under the guise of settling a lawsuit with no adversity between the parties and no judicial oversight or approval, take tax dollars and give them to his political allies.
Chris Hedges: Trump’s War on America
The latest Presidential memo, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” is to be a preemptive war against those individuals and institutions which threaten Trump’s absolute grip on power.
As Non-Profits, US Religious Institutions Can Now Endorse Political Candidates
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer comments on the Internal Revenue Service’s move to change how it enforces the Johnson Amendment, which for more than 70 years has restricted charities from endorsing political candidates.
Non-Profits, the US Constitution & the Law
Andrew P. Napolitano on the Trump IRS’ announcement that it would let houses of worship skirt a federal tax-exemption law restricting political endorsements.
Trump Tariffs Will Concentrate Wealth Even More
Trump’s trade war is a class war designed to weaken progressive taxation, writes Omar Ocampo.
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Impoverishing Tariffs
The rest of the world isn’t ripping off the U.S. The American trade deficit is the result of chronically large budget deficits resulting from tax cuts for the rich combined with trillions of dollars wasted on useless wars.
Chris Hedges: The Democratic Party’s Revenge on Matt Taibbi
Extensive government blacklists, revealed by the Twitter Files, are used to censor left-wing and right-wing critics. This censorship apparatus has been turned on the reporter who exposed them.