Why The Rich Don’t Pay Taxes
- 1 min read
- 21 December 2025
The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax.
Boston College law professor Ray Madoff, author of “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy,” explains how a century of tax policy created two Americas: one that pays taxes and one that doesn’t.
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