The concept of progressive consumption taxation, where taxes are based on spending rather than earnings, could revamp ...

A flat income tax system is one where everyone is taxed at the same rate, no matter how much money they earn throughout the year. Many people argue that it is a fair way to tax everyone in an equal ...

Discover how the ability to pay principle influences taxation through progressive tax systems. Learn with examples how tax burdens are tailored to individual financial situations.

People across the country already struggle to exercise economic and political control over their own lives, and there may be imminent changes in economic and tax policy that could make things worse.1 ...

WASHINGTON-Progressives are increasingly preoccupied with income inequality, and their current hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders, favors increasing the tax system's progressivity. So, in this 103rd year of ...

As we draw closer to the November elections, there is an inordinate amount of attention being paid to “disinformation,” and a great deal of fact-checking of candidates’ statements. So this seems to be ...

A new, disturbing milestone has been confirmed with the release of Forbes Magazine’s 38th annual World Billionaires List. The US billionaire class is now larger and richer than ever, with 813 ...

Re: “What’s in it for me?: Voter self-interest is highly underrated” (June 27, Opinion): What if things I want require money the government currently does not have, and I see a lot of it in the ...