Posts US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums Matt Bruenig April 8, 2019 Only the Netherlands has a higher average compulsory payment wedge than the US.
Posts What’s the Point of Modern Monetary Theory? Matt Bruenig February 24, 2019 Word games do not eliminate the need for higher taxes.
Posts Should the Price of Carbon Be Determined by the Market? Matt Bruenig January 17, 2019 No that’s ridiculous. The state should set the price of carbon.
Posts Sweden Has a 70 Percent Tax Rate and It Is Fine Matt Bruenig January 5, 2019 Sweden shows that soaking the rich is fun, cool, and good.
Posts The White House’s Deceptive Pickup Truck Math Matt Bruenig November 5, 2018 Trucks are more affordable than the White House says.
Projects A Progressive Case for a Carbon Tax-and-Dividend Scheme Matt Bruenig September 19, 2018 A carbon dividend scheme could dramatically cut emissions while redistributing income.
Posts Efforts to Circumvent the SALT Cap Are Dumb Matt Bruenig February 19, 2018 Liberal advocates are overcomplicating a fairly simple “problem.”
Posts The State And Local Tax Deduction Is Bad Policy Matt Bruenig January 3, 2018 The Republican tax bill is bad. But so is the SALT deduction it curtailed.
Posts Capping 401k Tax Benefits Is Generally A Good Idea Matt Bruenig October 21, 2017 The 401k program is primarily a tax shelter for rich people.
