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Jesse Eisinger

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  • Political cartoon showing a dog named 'income tax' running from a can called "supreme court decisions."

    No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.

    Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression. Here’s the real history.
    by Jesse Eisinger via ProPublica on April 8, 2025
  • How the IRS Was Gutted

    An eight-year campaign to slash the agency’s budget has left it understaffed and hamstrung. That's good news for corporations and the wealthy.
    by Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger via ProPublica on December 11, 2018
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