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Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address. Jacquelyn Martin, Pool/AP

February 8, 2023

State of the Union: What experts have said about Biden’s proposed reforms on policing, guns and taxes – 8 essential reads

Matt Williams, The Conversation

President Biden outlined his achievements in key policy areas and sketched out his plans for the rest of his term in office.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez making a fashion statement. Ray Tamarra/GC Images via Getty Images

September 17, 2021

‘Tax the rich’? Democrats’ plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America’s long slide from progressive taxation

Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley and Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley

In 1950, the top 0.01% of earners paid almost 70% of their income in taxes. By 2018, the super-rich paid proportionately less than the average for all other Americans.

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