Even With the Proposed Wealth Tax, Billionaires Would Get Richer Faster Than Everyone Else
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenAnna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Monday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Brendan Boyle (D-Penn.), rolled out a new version of the ultrawealth tax plan…
The Supreme Court Says Manhattan DA Can Have Trump’s Tax Records
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s years-long effort to block one of his accounting firms from handing over his financial records—including his tax returns—to Manhattan district…
Trump Claimed at the Debate “You’ll Get to See” His Tax Info. Don’t Hold Your Breath.
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. AP Photo/Julio Cortez For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When Chris Wallace pressed Donald Trump last night on the…
The Wealthy Are the Real Welfare Queens and Donald Trump Is Their King
Steve Helber/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When I was attending college in a small conservative town in Iowa, a “friend” asked me if my mom paid taxes. Taken aback by the question, I quickly muttered, “Yes…” and moved on. Only later that…
Why Donald Trump’s Tax Returns Matter
Chris Kleponis/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Shortly after the 2016 election, I tweeted: “Today would be a good day for @realDonaldTrump to release his tax returns.” Then I repeated this tweet a few mornings in a row. Each day, it received a…
New York Times Reveals That Trump Paid $750 in Federal Income Tax in 2016
President Donald Trump during a news conference at the White House on September 27.Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump is not that rich, he’s losing millions of dollars a year, and he barely pays any income tax, according to…