Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer

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$17.99  $16.73
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New Press
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Pages
336
Dimensions
5.9 X 9.0 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
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9781620976265

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About the Author
Morris Pearl, a former managing director of BlackRock, is chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. He is the co-author, with Erica Payne, of Tax the Rich! and co-author, with John Driscoll, of Pay the People! (both from The New Press) and lives in New York City. Erica Payne is founder and president of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. She is the author of The Practical Progressive! A graduate of the Wharton School, she lives in Washington, DC. The Patriotic Millionaires is a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
Reviews

Praise for Tax the Rich!:
"An illuminating insider's view of how the wealthy exploit the U.S. tax code."
--Publishers Weekly

"Passionate."
--Financial Times

"A timely and important book."
--San Francisco Book Review

"Tax the Rich! should be on the bookshelves of every single working person in America. In this book, Morris and Erica skillfully reveal in plain English just how rigged our economy and tax code really are. This approachable look at the worst excesses of a tax code designed for the rich and by the rich makes it clear: working people are getting screwed by the status quo. If we want to live in the kind of country where everyone, no matter what their background, has a chance at the American dream, the only way to get there is by taxing the rich."
--Abigail Disney

"Tax the Rich! reveals the inner workings of a system designed to make rich people richer and everyone else poorer. It breaks down how the economy has been deliberately structured, in large part through the tax code, to funnel the vast majority of economic growth into the pockets of millionaires and billionaires, working people be damned. This book gives a rare insider's view of how the system is rigged, and offers a blueprint on how to fix it, starting with an engaged and united electorate holding politicians accountable for taxing the rich."
--Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and author of Saving Capitalism

"This is a must-read book for anyone interested in tax justice and how to make the economy fairer. The U.S. tax system, which used to be one of the most progressive in the world, now lavishes rewards on some of the wealthiest people in the country. But as Morris Pearl, Erica Payne, and the Patriotic Millionaires argue, it is not too late to change course."
--Gabriel Zucman, economist and co-author of The Triumph of Injustice

"This is the best tax book I have ever read. It reaches a level of candor I have never seen before. "
--Ralph Nader, political activist, lawyer and author of Unstoppable

"The Patriotic Millionaires know how the rich have rigged the tax system. They tell the story in an engaging and compelling prose for the benefit of all of us. A must read. "
--Emmanuel Saez, economist and co-author of The Triumph of Injustice

"Wonderfully readable."
--Andrew Tobias, writer and former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee