The ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice is hosting this free teleconference, co-sponsored with the ABA Section on Taxation. Feminist Law Prof Francine Lipman (UNLV) is one of the featured speakers.
FREE TELECONFERENCE*
The Tax Code and Income Inequality: Limitations and Political Opportunities
“Welfare” has become “workfare,” delivered through the Tax Code, e.g., the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. How well is that really working for low and middle income Americans, much less those in poverty? At the same time, tax deductions, credits—and avoidance/evasion schemes—are increasingly benefitting wealthy individuals and big corporations, which increasingly pay a smaller portion of federal tax revenue—revenue that could fund government programs, bolster economic growth and benefit the bottom 99% by providing jobs and increase skills of lower income American. Panelists will discuss how changes to the Tax Code can address income inequality in the U.S. and political opportunities for reform.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: please RSVP here
Speakers
- Dean Baker, Economist and Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Francine Lipman, William S. Boyd Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Alexandra Thornton, Sr. Director of Tax Policy, Center for American Progress
Moderator
- Marilyn Harbur, Sr. Asst. Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice; Vice Chair, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice Economic Justice Committee
More info here.
