^Meet Sabrina, your new tax expert!^
“The tax system favors the wealthy. I’ll tell you why, how, and how we might fix it.”
It’s Tax, Not Trade (Stupid)
With populist politicians on the rise globally and President Trump’s explosive tariff policies falling into place, many Americans have shifted the finger of blame towards foreigners as the source of ongoing economic troubles. But as Professor McCaffery explains in his 2016 article, the major cause of middle-class economic pain isn’t trade or immigration — it’s a broken tax system that favors wealth over work. Until we reform how we tax capital, inequality will keep growing while workers are left behind.