Taxes

Alcohol-related deaths also rose during the pandemic, up 25 percent in 2020 from the previous year. But deaths - which have surpassed 140,000 statewide - have been rising in every state for decades. Few places have seen a bigger increase…

This article is part of our new series of Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are changing our lives.Two months ago, Jeff Sheu, a private equity manager, moved from San Francisco, where he had lived for nearly 20…

"Most Democrats appear to be on board to reduce the differential between the capital gains tax rate and ordinary income, but there is resistance to treating the rates as the same," wrote analysts at Beacon Policy Advisors, a policy advisory…

"Most Democrats appear to be on board to reduce the differential between the capital gains tax rate and ordinary income, but there is resistance to treating the rates as the same," wrote analysts at Beacon Policy Advisors, a policy advisory…

President Joe Biden speaks while visiting Smith Flooring, a minority-owned small business, to promote its American bailout plan in Chester, Pennsylvania on March 16, 2021.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesSeveral key policy…

A FedEx employee loads deliveries in San Francisco.Getty ImagesA progressive group urging Congress to raise the corporate tax rate is launching an advertising campaign for FedEx and Nike, two large American companies with light federal…

"The result is likely to be a deeper and longer-lasting crisis, with increasing problems of debt, entrenched poverty and growing inequality," Ms. Yellen said, estimating that up to 150 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty…

Just as the Biden government is pushing to raise taxes on businesses, a new study found that at least 55 of the largest Americans didn't pay taxes on billions in profits in the past year.The comprehensive tax bill, passed by Republican…

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that the plan Mr Biden detailed on Wednesday "was an investment in America - not just upgrading our roads, railways or bridges, but building infrastructure for the United…

Many liberal economists say there are good reasons to collect taxes, starting with using those funds to invest in workers and help build economic opportunity. Spending on physical infrastructure like roads and water pipes, or programs like…