Tag: wealth

a bundle of dollars tied with a pink ribbon

But subjecting inheritances to the payroll tax in addition could be even better In a great new book, BC Law professor Ray Madoff describes how the federal tax code has created two separate societies – working Americans who earn wages and pay taxes to support government programs and the ultrawealthy who have removed themselves from…

Photo of a warehouse worker

The Social Security Administration encourages applicants for its research grants to explore “the structural barriers that may contribute to disparate outcomes among people who have been historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected by persistent poverty.” Numerous studies resulting from this research agenda reveal deep differences in how older Black and White Americans experience work and…