A regressive tax is one that is assessed at the same rate to everyone, regardless of their income. They are also sometimes ...

The top tax rate wealthy Americans pay on their investment gains today runs barely half the top rate the rest of us pay on our wages. But that only begins to tell the story of how lightly taxed our ...

The Great Recession happened at a formative age for me. As a third grader, I remember watching my friends’ parents get laid off from their jobs and face real economic hardship. At the same time, ...

Power Play: A series of special reports examining the push to reduce or eliminate property taxes in Florida. Florida’s state and local tax structure makes Florida an excellent place to be an affluent ...

Re: “Oakland should enact progressive parcel tax” (Page A8, Nov. 23). Beth Weinberger’s proposed “progressive” parcel tax based on square footage would, in fact, be regressive, selectively ...

Florida has the most regressive tax system in the nation, with the lowest-income residents paying a much higher effective tax rate than the wealthiest. Eliminating property taxes could lead to higher ...