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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on television after the House passed the bill on July 3, 2025. Joyce N. Boghosian/White House via AP

How the ‘big, beautiful bill’ will deepen the racial wealth gap – a law scholar explains how it reduces poor families’ ability to afford food and health care

The measure enables broad tax cuts that disproportionately favor wealthy households while forcing its costs on the most economically vulnerable Americans.
As it stands, only a tiny fraction of America’s wealthy are ever subjected to the estate tax. Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images

Repealing the estate tax could create headaches for the rich – as well as worsen inequality

Only a tiny fraction of Americans are rich enough for it to matter anyway. And many wealthy taxpayers already locked their existing assets into estate plans that they can’t change.
Tax literacy can help counter the growing spread of disinformation, misinformation and malinformation about taxes online and in the media. Tax forms are shown in Toronto in 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

Why tax literacy should be a national priority in Canada

If Canada is to maintain an informed, financially responsible and democratic society, tax literacy must be taken seriously.

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