#Tax policy

Articles (9)

• 🇺🇸 Sanders Will Rally for N.Y. Tax Increase. Mamdani Does Not Plan to Join. — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will headline a rally in the Bronx next weekend meant to increase pressure on Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the rich.

  Related: #Wealth inequality, #Political activism
• 🇺🇸 Virginia Democrats ran on affordability -- then passed a new payroll tax — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up last weekend with an unpleasant surprise for voters hoping the 2025 election would make the state more affordable.

  Related: #Political promises
• 🇬🇧 Capital gains tax discount ‘overwhelmingly’ benefits investors in Australia’s richest electorates, analysis shows — 12/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Chief executive of Acoss, who undertook the study, says ‘it’s clear this tax break funnels billions into the wealthiest parts of our country’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/aust...

  Related: #Wealth inequality
• 🇺🇸 Argentina’s Milei says to pursue lower taxes and electoral system reform — 02/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Economic reform, #Political ideology
• 🇺🇸 Billionaires, go ahead and leave California. We’ll be fine without you — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  'Our roads are crumbling even with the billionaires residing in our state. Will we even notice they're gone?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

  Related: #Wealth inequality, #Social responsibility
• 🇺🇸 Treasury: Trump accounts sign up about 3 million kids in early push — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  Families have signed up about 3 million kids for Trump accounts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday.

  Related: #Financial programs, #Child investment accounts, #Government initiatives
• 🇺🇸 Trump says tax refunds are &apos;substantially greater than ever before.&apos; What filers can expect — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  In a Truth Social post this week, President Donald Trump said tax refunds are "substantially greater than ever before." Here's what filers can expect.

  Related: #Economic stimulus, #Personal finance
• 🇬🇧 Bernie Sanders rails against billionaire ‘greed’ amid California tax battle — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>In a fiery speech in Los Angeles, the Vermont senator criticizes ‘grotesque’ levels of economic inequality</p><p>Billionaires are “treading on very, very thin ice,” Bernie Sanders warned on Wednesd...

  Related: #Economic inequality, #Billionaire wealth, #Political activism, #California politics
• 🇺🇸 Average tax refund is nearly 11% higher so far this year, IRS data shows — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Forecasters predicted filers would benefit from larger checks​ this year due to a series of new tax provisions in the "one big, beautiful" bill.

  Related: #Economic impact, #Personal finance