Citizens for Tax Justice
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Higher fuel prices have already cost the average U.S. household $618 more this year.
Americans have collectively paid $82.6 billion more to the oil industry since prices began to rise. itep.org/iran-war-fue...
Americans have collectively paid $82.6 billion more to the oil industry since prices began to rise. itep.org/iran-war-fue...
Iran War Fuel Costs
The Iran War has significantly raised energy prices. This website provides continually updated tabulations of the additional amounts Americans have paid in higher motor fuel costs due to the war. It a...
itep.org
August 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Higher fuel prices have already cost the average U.S. household $618 more this year.
Americans have collectively paid $82.6 billion more to the oil industry since prices began to rise. itep.org/iran-war-fue...
Americans have collectively paid $82.6 billion more to the oil industry since prices began to rise. itep.org/iran-war-fue...
He will need about a day or so to make that money back.
August 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
He will need about a day or so to make that money back.
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As Microsoft continues to lay off thousands of workers, the company just reported a record $101 billion in US income, $18.7 billion in federal tax breaks, and a federal income tax rate of just 2.44%. itep.org/microsoft-ea...
July 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
As Microsoft continues to lay off thousands of workers, the company just reported a record $101 billion in US income, $18.7 billion in federal tax breaks, and a federal income tax rate of just 2.44%. itep.org/microsoft-ea...
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The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
Hopefully your Valentine’s date spends more on you than Tesla does in taxes. #TaxValentines
February 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Hopefully your Valentine’s date spends more on you than Tesla does in taxes. #TaxValentines
The massive tax giveaways to the rich included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are completely out of step with what the American people want and need.
Fortunately states have plenty of options to move policy back toward the public’s will. www.governing.com/finance/stat...
Fortunately states have plenty of options to move policy back toward the public’s will. www.governing.com/finance/stat...
States Can Push Back Against Reckless Federal Tax Policy. Here’s How.
They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.
www.governing.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The massive tax giveaways to the rich included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are completely out of step with what the American people want and need.
Fortunately states have plenty of options to move policy back toward the public’s will. www.governing.com/finance/stat...
Fortunately states have plenty of options to move policy back toward the public’s will. www.governing.com/finance/stat...
According to @goodjobsfirst.org, at least 10 states are already losing more than $100 million each in revenue per year from data center tax breaks.
That's money that could be going to education, infrastructure, or anything more useful than another data center. itep.org/states-are-o...
That's money that could be going to education, infrastructure, or anything more useful than another data center. itep.org/states-are-o...
States Are Opening a Pandora’s Box of Data Centers
State governments are rushing to offer billions of dollars in subsidies to data center construction, apparently without understanding their full costs.
itep.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
According to @goodjobsfirst.org, at least 10 states are already losing more than $100 million each in revenue per year from data center tax breaks.
That's money that could be going to education, infrastructure, or anything more useful than another data center. itep.org/states-are-o...
That's money that could be going to education, infrastructure, or anything more useful than another data center. itep.org/states-are-o...
Perfect response from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on California’s proposed billionaire tax: “I’m perfectly fine with it. It never crossed my mind once.” www.wsj.com/business/nvi...
Nvidia CEO Says He Doesn’t Care About California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax
The proposal has sparked outrage from other ultrawealthy residents, who warned of an exodus from the state.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Perfect response from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on California’s proposed billionaire tax: “I’m perfectly fine with it. It never crossed my mind once.” www.wsj.com/business/nvi...
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What’s the matter with Missouri? Explanation below
Missouri ‘difficult budget year’ echoes disastrous Kansas ‘tax experiment’ | Opinion
Gov. Mike Kehoe is touting conservative voodoo economist Arthur Laffer, Sam Brownback’s tax architect. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
What’s the matter with Missouri? Explanation below
There are now 935 billionaires in the U.S. with a combined wealth totaling $8.1 trillion.
According to @ips-dc.org, the richest 15 billionaires saw their wealth surge to $3.2 trillion at the end of 2025, up 33% from a year ago.
Wealth inequality is out of control. ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
According to @ips-dc.org, the richest 15 billionaires saw their wealth surge to $3.2 trillion at the end of 2025, up 33% from a year ago.
Wealth inequality is out of control. ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
Richest 15 U.S. centi-billionaires see wealth surge 33 percent to $3.2 trillion - Institute for Policy Studies
Richest 15 U.S. centi-billionaires see wealth surge 33 percent to $3.2 trillion
ips-dc.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
There are now 935 billionaires in the U.S. with a combined wealth totaling $8.1 trillion.
According to @ips-dc.org, the richest 15 billionaires saw their wealth surge to $3.2 trillion at the end of 2025, up 33% from a year ago.
Wealth inequality is out of control. ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
According to @ips-dc.org, the richest 15 billionaires saw their wealth surge to $3.2 trillion at the end of 2025, up 33% from a year ago.
Wealth inequality is out of control. ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
Sounds good to us.
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Sounds good to us.
Intuit, owner of TurboTax, claimed $328 million in R&D tax breaks over the past 3 years.
That’s more than the cost of the IRS’s Direct File program that the Trump admin just shut down.
Intuit's market share is larger, profits are up, and Americans are forced to pay more just to file their taxes.
That’s more than the cost of the IRS’s Direct File program that the Trump admin just shut down.
Intuit's market share is larger, profits are up, and Americans are forced to pay more just to file their taxes.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Intuit, owner of TurboTax, claimed $328 million in R&D tax breaks over the past 3 years.
That’s more than the cost of the IRS’s Direct File program that the Trump admin just shut down.
Intuit's market share is larger, profits are up, and Americans are forced to pay more just to file their taxes.
That’s more than the cost of the IRS’s Direct File program that the Trump admin just shut down.
Intuit's market share is larger, profits are up, and Americans are forced to pay more just to file their taxes.
Reminder that the richest 1% of Americans will receive $1 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, thanks to the tax bill that Trump and Congressional Republicans passed this year. itep.org/top-1-to-rec...
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reminder that the richest 1% of Americans will receive $1 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, thanks to the tax bill that Trump and Congressional Republicans passed this year. itep.org/top-1-to-rec...
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At least 10 states already lose more than $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers, according to @goodjobsfirst.org.
goodjobsfirst.org/cloudy-with-...
goodjobsfirst.org/cloudy-with-...
Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets - Good Jobs First
Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
At least 10 states already lose more than $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers, according to @goodjobsfirst.org.
goodjobsfirst.org/cloudy-with-...
goodjobsfirst.org/cloudy-with-...
A new CBO report finds the Trump administration’s latest corporate tax cuts are already worsening the already-challenging federal budget deficit.
Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15% drop. itep.org/trump-tax-la...
Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15% drop. itep.org/trump-tax-la...
Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit
Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.
itep.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A new CBO report finds the Trump administration’s latest corporate tax cuts are already worsening the already-challenging federal budget deficit.
Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15% drop. itep.org/trump-tax-la...
Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15% drop. itep.org/trump-tax-la...
“Each and every analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office continues to show the same result regardless of how you look at it: this bill explodes the debt by trillions of dollars to fund tax breaks for billionaires." thehill.com/homenews/sen...
CBO projects ‘big, beautiful bill’ would add $5 trilllion to deficit if temporary tax cuts extended
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) informed Senate Budget Committee ranking member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in a letter Monday that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump’s signature domes…
thehill.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“Each and every analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office continues to show the same result regardless of how you look at it: this bill explodes the debt by trillions of dollars to fund tax breaks for billionaires." thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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How will your taxes change next year now that the megabill has been signed into law?
People making less than $53,000 could see their taxes increase.
The richest 1% alone will benefit more from Trump’s tax plan than the bottom 80% of Americans.
itep.org/how-will-tru...
People making less than $53,000 could see their taxes increase.
The richest 1% alone will benefit more from Trump’s tax plan than the bottom 80% of Americans.
itep.org/how-will-tru...
How Will the Trump Megabill Change Americans’ Taxes in 2026?
The megabill will raise taxes on the poorest 40 percent of Americans, barely cut them for the middle 20 percent, and cut them tremendously for the wealthiest Americans next year.
itep.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How will your taxes change next year now that the megabill has been signed into law?
People making less than $53,000 could see their taxes increase.
The richest 1% alone will benefit more from Trump’s tax plan than the bottom 80% of Americans.
itep.org/how-will-tru...
People making less than $53,000 could see their taxes increase.
The richest 1% alone will benefit more from Trump’s tax plan than the bottom 80% of Americans.
itep.org/how-will-tru...
"Just one more tax cut for the rich please bro it'll trickle down this time it's good for the economy"
July 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Just one more tax cut for the rich please bro it'll trickle down this time it's good for the economy"
This is what Congress approved today.
July 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is what Congress approved today.
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Trump and the Republican Congress literally just took health care and food from struggling families to give a TRILLION dollars to the top 1% over the next decade. They own that now.
Top 1% to Receive $1 Trillion Tax Cut from Trump Megabill Over the Next Decade
The Trump megabill will give the top 1 percent tax cuts totaling $1.02 trillion over the next decade. For comparison, the bill’s cuts to the Medicaid health care program will total $930 billion over t...
itep.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump and the Republican Congress literally just took health care and food from struggling families to give a TRILLION dollars to the top 1% over the next decade. They own that now.
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I updated this old graph of mine. It shows that, if not for the Bush and Trump tax cuts, debt/GDP would be stable rather than rising forever.
I've updated the methodology to first assume an AMT patch at Clinton levels, so I'm only attributing to the Bush tax cuts their portion of the AMT patch.
I've updated the methodology to first assume an AMT patch at Clinton levels, so I'm only attributing to the Bush tax cuts their portion of the AMT patch.
May 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I updated this old graph of mine. It shows that, if not for the Bush and Trump tax cuts, debt/GDP would be stable rather than rising forever.
I've updated the methodology to first assume an AMT patch at Clinton levels, so I'm only attributing to the Bush tax cuts their portion of the AMT patch.
I've updated the methodology to first assume an AMT patch at Clinton levels, so I'm only attributing to the Bush tax cuts their portion of the AMT patch.
The tax cuts in the House bill are mostly for the wealthy. 68% of the cuts go to the richest 20%.
On top of that, the bill also includes a new way for rich people to avoid taxes by donating to school vouchers and a harsher tax code for immigrants and their families.
itep.org/federal-tax-...
On top of that, the bill also includes a new way for rich people to avoid taxes by donating to school vouchers and a harsher tax code for immigrants and their families.
itep.org/federal-tax-...
Federal Tax Debate 2025
The tax cuts in the House bill mostly flow to those who have the most. Roughly 68% of the tax cuts go to the richest 20% in the U.S. Some other notable changes would support private school voucher pro...
itep.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The tax cuts in the House bill are mostly for the wealthy. 68% of the cuts go to the richest 20%.
On top of that, the bill also includes a new way for rich people to avoid taxes by donating to school vouchers and a harsher tax code for immigrants and their families.
itep.org/federal-tax-...
On top of that, the bill also includes a new way for rich people to avoid taxes by donating to school vouchers and a harsher tax code for immigrants and their families.
itep.org/federal-tax-...
In the middle of the night, the House of Representatives pushed through a bill that rips health insurance and food assistance from millions, leaves the poorest households worse off, and sends massive tax cuts to the rich - all while increasing the deficit by trillions. www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House
At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In the middle of the night, the House of Representatives pushed through a bill that rips health insurance and food assistance from millions, leaves the poorest households worse off, and sends massive tax cuts to the rich - all while increasing the deficit by trillions. www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...