The Difference Between Your Taxes and Warren Buffet’s

Newly released IRS documents show how the nation's tax enforcement treats the rich differently, often to their benefit.

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "The Difference Between Your Taxes and Warren Buffet’s" was published on June 14, 2021 and runs 24 minutes.

June 14, 2021 ·24m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

Newly released IRS documents show how the nation's tax enforcement treats the rich differently, often to their benefit.

Episode Description

Newly released IRS documents show how the nation's tax enforcement treats the rich differently, often to their benefit.

On Today's Show:
ProPublica received a trove of IRS data showing that the wealthiest Americans "sidestep" income taxes, legally. Jesse Eisinger, senior reporter and editor at ProPublica, talks about his reporting, and what it says about the inequality baked into the US tax system.