New School Panel Discussion

So exited that Death & Taxes will be the catalyst for a discussion on the role of taxes in inequality.

The lecture and fireside chat (with introductory framing from filmmaker Justin Schein) will focus on taxes and include clips from the documentary Death & Taxes. Using clips from the documentary, the panelists will explore the false narratives that shape tax policy in the U.S., including "double taxation," "the death tax," and "taxpayers money," while illuminating the real ways in which the tax code creates and supports inequality. Panelists will explore and explain how wages are taxed differently––and thus valued differently––than capital, how the tax code transfers resources to the wealthy in ways that are seen as virtuous and earned, while resources transferred through public benefits are seen as corrupting and unmerited, and how taxing wealth and inheritance is not just about revenue generation but about breaking the cycle of too much wealth and power accumulating in the hands of too few. Panelists will further provide a vision for what taxes can and should do to build an inclusive economic system that supports a thriving democracy.

https://event.newschool.edu/inequalitybydesign