As Republicans move forward with their tax overhaul, this week’s episode revisits Vanessa Williamson’s interview on the misconception that Americans hate taxes. She outlines how anti-tax policies became popular despite the fact that most Americans support increasing taxes for services they care about.  

For more on this topic:

• Read her brief, Who Pays America’s Taxes?, with Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
• Check out her opinion piece on Trump’s original tax plan during the 2016 campaign.

Further Reading:

• How Republican Approaches to Social Spending Increase Income Inequality in the United States , Christopher Faricy, Syracuse University
• Reforming Tax Policy for the Wealthiest One Percent, Michael Nau, The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center