How to Level the Playing Field for Workers — Even with Unions Hurting
July 11, 2018 | A federal jobs and income guarantee could protect workers the way unions once did.
About Bob Lord
Bob Lord, a veteran tax lawyer and former congressional candidate, practices and blogs in Phoenix, Arizona.
Articles by Bob Lord
Congress Made It Harder to Give Teachers Raises
May 9, 2018 | Under the new GOP tax law, states that pay teachers a living wage subsidize states that pay them poorly.
Just How Unequal Are America’s Major Corporations?
March 7, 2018 | Pay scales at major U.S. businesses are way out of whack — and that's just at the ones we know about.
This Tax Plan Is Going to Cost a Lot More Than Advertised
November 22, 2017 | If the Trump-GOP tax plan doesn’t stink, why are they lying about the cost?
Trump’s Tax Plan: A Billion or Three for Guys Like Him
September 20, 2017 | If the president's tax plan passes, it'll be like he's cutting himself a check from the Treasury.
Inequality Will Get Worse Until There’s a Revolution
April 27, 2016 | America's wealth concentration has increased tenfold since Bill Clinton first ran for president.
Running on Greed
August 5, 2015 | When Donald Trump boasts about his fortune, he drives up his popularity.
Coddling the Rich
May 6, 2015 | Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.
A Tax Cut for Tax Cheats
February 4, 2015 | Spending a dollar on the IRS adds $255 to the federal budget.
The 0.01 Percent’s ‘I Reap All’ Accounts
October 29, 2014 | Multi-millionaires and billionaires are shielding vast fortunes from taxation with monstrously huge IRAs.
Worth More: One Man or an Entire City?
July 16, 2014 | What does it say about our society when one hedge fund manager makes a bigger income than the whole population of Springfield, Ohio or Burbank, California?
When Public Servants Demonize the Poor
June 25, 2014 | When I unmasked an Arizona official who made outrageous and anonymous comments on blogs, it revealed more than his bad judgment.
When Corporations Get Too Big to Tax
May 7, 2014 | The drive to scrap the corporate income tax won't stop at zero.
WhatsApp with the Estate Tax?
April 9, 2014 | Weakening financial regulations are driving the economy further down the one-way street of extreme wealth accumulation.
The Way Forward: Tax and Spend
February 26, 2014 | This strategy would reduce joblessness and inequality while stimulating the economy.