Vanessa Williamson
@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social
Author of "The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History." Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution & Tax Policy Center.
I hope you like the book!
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I hope you like the book!
Reposted by Vanessa Williamson
"There’s never been a serious campaign for a tax system that would have made rich people not rich. But the idea that you are beholden, that you are merely a citizen among other citizens, is something that at certain levels of wealth many people find unacceptable." - @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social
Book Review: The Price of Democracy
A conversation between Vanessa Williamson and Abraham Kenmore
contrarian.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"There’s never been a serious campaign for a tax system that would have made rich people not rich. But the idea that you are beholden, that you are merely a citizen among other citizens, is something that at certain levels of wealth many people find unacceptable." - @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social
Policy is "arbitrary and
capricious", "did not comply
with certain requirements in Internal Revenue Code Section 6103(i)(2)."
Read it here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646...
capricious", "did not comply
with certain requirements in Internal Revenue Code Section 6103(i)(2)."
Read it here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND Order on Motion to Stay – #53 in CENTER FOR TAXPAYER RIGHTS v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00457) – CourtLis...
ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 30 Motion for Stay, or in the alternative for Preliminary Injunction, granting in part and denying in part Defendants' 26 Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint, an...
www.courtlistener.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Policy is "arbitrary and
capricious", "did not comply
with certain requirements in Internal Revenue Code Section 6103(i)(2)."
Read it here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646...
capricious", "did not comply
with certain requirements in Internal Revenue Code Section 6103(i)(2)."
Read it here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646...
"Plaintiffs have shown a substantial likelihood that the
IRS’s adoption of the Address-Sharing Policy and the IRS’s subsequent sharing of taxpayer
information with ICE were unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)."
IRS’s adoption of the Address-Sharing Policy and the IRS’s subsequent sharing of taxpayer
information with ICE were unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)."
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Plaintiffs have shown a substantial likelihood that the
IRS’s adoption of the Address-Sharing Policy and the IRS’s subsequent sharing of taxpayer
information with ICE were unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)."
IRS’s adoption of the Address-Sharing Policy and the IRS’s subsequent sharing of taxpayer
information with ICE were unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”)."
Hooray!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you! I hope you enjoy it
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hooray!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you! I hope you enjoy it
Reposted by Vanessa Williamson
Drawing on Thomas Paine’s proposal for a 100% wealth tax and the backdrop of today’s economy—where billionaires line up behind the president and wield immense influence over policy—they argue that limiting vast fortunes is essential to protecting democracy. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
The case for taxing billionaires is older than you think
A wealth tax, with a top rate of 100%, is common sense.
www.msnbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Drawing on Thomas Paine’s proposal for a 100% wealth tax and the backdrop of today’s economy—where billionaires line up behind the president and wield immense influence over policy—they argue that limiting vast fortunes is essential to protecting democracy. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
The full speech is in the Texas newspaper archives! I have a plan to get a full text, annotated version online soon.
Meanwhile, here's the relevant section from the book. I'm really glad it sparked a good conversation.
Meanwhile, here's the relevant section from the book. I'm really glad it sparked a good conversation.
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The full speech is in the Texas newspaper archives! I have a plan to get a full text, annotated version online soon.
Meanwhile, here's the relevant section from the book. I'm really glad it sparked a good conversation.
Meanwhile, here's the relevant section from the book. I'm really glad it sparked a good conversation.