The current debate on tax policy reform provides the ultimate window of opportunity to promote and create policy change that levels the playing field and increases wealth building opportunities and economic stability for those who need it most: the low to middle class. Tax expenditures originally designed to help all Americans build financial security favor the wealthy and mistakenly shut out those with less.
While we all know the purpose of the federal tax system is to generate public revenue.
This resource calls attention to the truth that we pay less attention to the fact that the tax code also plays an important role in advancing social policy, especially as it relates to building household wealth.
Read this report on the Center for Global Policy Solutions site. This resource relies on information and reports from both Prosperity Now as well as PolicyLink, whose websites are also included here.
