Josh Hoxie

Josh Hoxie is the director of the IPS Project on Opportunity and Taxation and the coauthor of the report “Billionaire Bonanza: The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us.”

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Inequality Gave Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency Inequality Gave Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency

But few of the 60 million Americans who cast their votes for Trump want to see a more top-heavy America.

Nov 9, 2016 / Sarah Anderson, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

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Inequality Will Not Go Away On Its Own. Here’s How to Close the Gap. Inequality Will Not Go Away On Its Own. Here’s How to Close the Gap.

To ensure a future of shared prosperity, we need to rewrite the rules that protect the wealthiest Americans.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

How Wall Street Reform Could Give Low-Income Families a Big Boost

How Wall Street Reform Could Give Low-Income Families a Big Boost How Wall Street Reform Could Give Low-Income Families a Big Boost

Reining in the big banks would reduce risk while generating investment opportunities for everyone else.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code

The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code The Secret to Funding Universal Pre-K Is Buried in the Tax Code

If we closed the capital-gains loophole, we could put every child in America on track for success.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Black Workers Matter, Too

Black Workers Matter, Too Black Workers Matter, Too

A movement linking civil rights with the right to organize would narrow the racial wage gap—and reinvigorate American labor.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy

How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy

A surcharge on luxury consumption would curb emissions and help communities make the jump to clean energy.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Retirement Benefits Are Rigged to Favor the Rich

Retirement Benefits Are Rigged to Favor the Rich Retirement Benefits Are Rigged to Favor the Rich

Wealthy CEOs are sheltering too much of their pay. A cap could fund long-term care for all seniors.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich.

Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich. Want Debt-Free College? Tax the Rich.

A 1 percent tax on concentrated wealth would erase student debt over a decade and bring the cost of public higher education to zero.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government

Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government

The super-rich have stashed more than $1 trillion overseas. Bringing it home would help restore poor communities.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

How US Tax Policy Encourages Outrageous CEO Compensation

How US Tax Policy Encourages Outrageous CEO Compensation How US Tax Policy Encourages Outrageous CEO Compensation

This loophole will cost the federal treasury an estimated $50 billion over the next decade.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

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