Is Taxing the Rich the Answer to N.Y.’s Budget Deficit?

By Mihir Zaveri
NYT New York
Democrats searching for a revenue source to spare needy New Yorkers from pandemic-caused cuts have an unexpected opponent: The governor.
Published date: September 8, 2020 at 12:29PM
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Tax the Ultrarich? Cuomo Resists, Even With a $14 Billion Budget Gap

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jesse McKinley
NYT New York
State Democratic lawmakers are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve a tax on the wealthy, fearing that budget cuts will hurt those most in need.
Published date: September 7, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Cuomo to Back Billionaires’ Tax

By Jeffery C. Mays and Jesse McKinley
NYT New York
The congresswoman and other progressives want to tax the ultrarich to help New Yorkers devastated by the coronavirus.
Published date: July 16, 2020 at 12:00PM
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The Nordic Way to Economic Rescue

By Peter S. Goodman
NYT Business Day
In the face of the pandemic, Denmark is effectively nationalizing private payrolls, in contrast to the patchwork American system.
Published date: March 28, 2020 at 11:00AM
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Elizabeth Warren Releases Plan to Pay for ‘Medicare for All’

By Thomas Kaplan, Abby Goodnough and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT U.S.
Ms. Warren would impose huge tax increases on businesses and billionaires to provide free health coverage for all Americans, but she says she would not raise taxes on the middle class.
Published date: November 1, 2019 at 02:38PM
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Is My Health Plan a Cadillac? Why Are We Comparing Health Insurance to Cars?

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
Your Cadillac tax questions answered, as Congress considers its repeal.
Published date: July 20, 2019 at 12:00PM
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New Tax Will Help Washington Residents Pay for Long-Term Care

By Ron Lieber
NYT Business Day
Starting in 2025, eligible state residents in Washington State will get $100 per day for 365 days of long-term care costs. A payroll tax will pay for it.
Published date: May 14, 2019 at 01:43AM
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Bernie Sanders and the Myth of the 1 Percent

By PAUL KRUGMAN
NYT Opinion
The very rich are richer than people imagine.
Published date: April 19, 2019 at 01:30AM
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Inequality Fuels Rage of ‘Yellow Vests’ in Equality-Obsessed France

By PETER S. GOODMAN
NYT Business
France’s so-called yellow vest protesters are animated by more than anger at the rich: They seek a protected and expanded social safety net.
Published date: April 15, 2019 at 06:19PM
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On Paying for a Progressive Agenda

By PAUL KRUGMAN
NYT Opinion
Getting fiscal about policy proposals
Published date: February 19, 2019 at 08:46PM
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All Talk, Little Action: What to Expect on Tax Policy This Year

By JIM TANKERSLEY
NYT Business
Don’t count on big changes. But the heated debates in Congress and on the 2020 campaign trail give clues about legislation to come.
Published date: February 15, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Yes, Tax the Rich. But Do It Right.

By STEVEN RATTNER
NYT Opinion
Steven Rattner responds to readers who have doubts about his plan to raise revenue from the uber wealthy.
Published date: February 7, 2019 at 09:52PM
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