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September 13, 2021
News & Commentary

Fran Swanson

The House Ways and Means Committee circulated a proposal that would raise $2.9 trillion in revenue as congressional Democrats continue to debate the scope of their signature spending package, the Washington Post reports. Much of that would come from tax increases on large corporations and wealthy individuals, though the increases are less than those proposed […]

May 19, 2021
News & Commentary

Jason Vazquez

As restaurants across the country struggle to adequality staff their kitchens and facilities, many conservative policymakers have begun ascribing this purported “labor shortage” to the enhanced unemployment benefits made available during the pandemic. Top White House economic advisers sought to refute such contentions in a memo issued Tuesday, which posits that the labor shortages represent “a positive […]

Why Universal Basic Income is a Labor Issue

Apr 30, 2021 Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

Most associate the call for Universal Basic Income (UBI) with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, whose proposal for a “freedom dividend” of $12,000 a year to every American was the central message of his campaign. Running for mayor of New York City, Yang brings a modified cash relief program that would give an average of […]

October 9, 2019
News & Commentary

Owen Senders

The New York Times and the Washington Post reported on a new study of American tax burdens by economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabrieal Zucman of the University of California at Berkeley. The study analyzes the “effective” tax rates paid by Americans since the 1960s—a measure that accounts for not just federal income taxes but corporate […]

April 15, 2019
News & Commentary

Rachel Sandalow-Ash

For the fifth day, over 30,000 Stop & Shop workers at over 240 stores across New England stayed off the job and on the picket lines as negotiations continue. As previously reported in OnLabor, these workers — represented by five United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) locals — walked off the job on Thursday. Stop […]

Can We Fix Gig Workers’ Taxes?

Mar 27, 2018 Maddy Joseph

Last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act gave some gig workers — usually classified as independent contractors — a tax cut. But the most vexing tax challenges facing these workers are not high rates but convoluted rules and tremendous compliance obstacles that leave them vulnerable to IRS audits and penalties. This post reviews what the […]

Work-Related Distortions in the Proposed Tax Bills: Understanding the Policy Conversations (Part 2 of 2)

Dec 12, 2017 Shu-Yi Oei and Diane Ring

This post follows up on our prior post, which focused on the complex provisions of the proposed Senate tax bill. This post discusses some of the key concerns that have been expressed about the new tax bill. (Again, we focus here on the Senate version of the proposed legislation. The specifics of the analysis may change once we get the Conference version, though the broader policy and design questions are likely to persist.)

April 16, 2017
News & Commentary

Hannah Belitz

Yesterday, in dozens of cities across the U.S., tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand that Trump release his tax returns. Reuters explains that organizers of the “Tax March” wanted to draw attention to Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns. The marches were planned for April 15 because it is the traditional filing deadline […]

Weekend News & Commentary—April 15-16, 2017

Apr 16, 2017 Hannah Belitz

Yesterday, in dozens of cities across the U.S., tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand that Trump release his tax returns. Reuters explains that organizers of the “Tax March” wanted to draw attention to Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns. The marches were planned for April 15 because it is the traditional filing deadline […]

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