Social Contract and Taxes: Sarah Christopherson

OCCUPY!: An Unfinished Uprising · Dec 9, 2021 · 34m

Tax Policy is Where It Starts

What do our tax dollars really go towards? The truth is, so much of it is invisible. Tax dollars go towards helping homeowners through mortgage deductions or keeping prices low on your water bill. The money we spend on taxes has the power to shape our social contract, but it's not always spent correctly. By focusing on tax policy first, we can control which programs and policies are funded and which are not. In this way, taxes are at the root of social change.

Tax Fairness

The topic of tax fairness is shrouded in the myth that America's tax system is progressive…