Statistics Canada reported that the income gap measuring the difference in disposable income between the top 40 percent and bottom 40 percent reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025, up from 46.4 percentage points the previous year.
"I'm in favor of not having any rules against insider trading. I would like all the information out there as soon as it's available. Because look, as a society, we are better off knowing as soon as possible anything that is knowable."
The Government is considering the possibility of enhanced tax credits for multinational companies, which include major players like Apple, Eli Lilly, and Microsoft.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made the bonus depreciation permanent, allowing company executives to write off 100 percent of the cost of an investment that depreciates in value, like a humble fleet van or an eight-figure business-class jet.
The report contends that the lower rungs of the middle class shrank because more Americans got richer, with 31% of families classified as upper middle class in 2024.
I never thought I'd live in California. I grew up in Colorado, went to college in Boston, and lived in Texas. I came out here for business school because I wanted to be at Stanford, and because you could play golf during the winter. Now I love it here. It has nothing to do with taxes; taxes have never been anywhere on our list of criteria for deciding where to live. I want to live where my family is and love the weather, the jobs,
When billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla publicly branded Rep. Ro Khanna a "commie comrade" over the weekend, it was more than a personal jab - it was a sign of how fiercely a new proposal to tax California's billionaires is dividing Silicon Valley and the state's political class. The proposal, which would impose a one-time "emergency tax" on the net worth of California residents worth more than $1 billion, is roiling some of the Bay Area's havens for the ultra-wealthy.
When it comes to tax season, it's always an annual reminder that where you live does determine how much of your paycheck actually stays in your pocket. While federal taxes apply equally across state lines, state and local taxes can vary, often dramatically, and for residents of the highest-taxed states, the difference can amount to thousands of dollars every year.