In lieu of a federal wealth tax, state lawmakers in California, New York, and Washington have proposed legislation to tax billionaires on a state level. A recent article from the Washington Post explores these efforts, featuring commentary from Emmaneul Saez, who was enlisted by legislators to help draft the new policies. Check out the full article.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman in the Financial Times
How will raising interest rates affect inequality and economic mobility for low-income families? In a new Financial Times analysis, Gillian Tett highlights recent work from Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman in analyzing how Fed policy may undo some of the gains from the COVID-19 economic recovery. Read the article here.
Emmanuel Saez: California Should Pass a Small Tax on Big Wealth
Emmanuel Saez recently co-authored an op-ed in the LA Times on how the California tax system favors the ultra-rich and the importance of fixing it. He argues that while the “ordinary rich” pays their fair share in income taxes, California’s billionaires escape this by holding on to stock and not taking cash salaries.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman: Congress and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman urge Congress to legislate more forceful measures during the COVID pandemic to avoid another Great Depression. These include increased job protections, robust business support, universal healthcare, and excess profit taxes.
Read the full article on: New York Times.
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman: Proposal for a Massive Government Intervention
Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman have been strongly advocating for a more robust federal response to the economic dislocations of COVID. In this piece at the Guardian, they press for the federal government to guarantee wages and lost revenues to business facing shutdown.
Read the full article on: The Guardian and
How to Tax Our Way Back to Justice by Saez and Zucman
For the first time in a hundred years, the working class paid higher tax rates than billionaires. How can we achieve economic justice? Find out in Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman’s new opinion piece for The New York Times.
Is the U.S. Due for Radically Raising Taxes for the Rich? - The Atlantic
That’s what has usually happened whenever a large proportion of Americans have been upset with the distribution of their country’s wealth. See full article in the Atlantic here.