Ray Madoff
@raymadoff
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I teach law at Boston College Law School and am the author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.
Joined March 2010
You can order the book directly from the University of Chicago Press https://t.co/XTICOO0VBK Or at Bookshop https://t.co/wGZFY2MLFH Or at Amazon
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Amid conflicting narratives about the drivers of wealth and inequality in the United States, one constant hovers in the background: the US tax code. No political force has been more consequential—or...
I am proud to announce the launch of my new book-“The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy”—an expose of how the richest Americans have been written out of the tax system. Available wherever books are sold!
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I just saw How To Make $60 Billion - Click to see also ☛
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If you have $60 billion, you're around the bottom of the 25 wealthiest Americans. To make $60 billion, Gary Gulman has noted, you need only win the Mega Mil
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Proud to be included in this great piece by great scholar of retirement Alicia Munnuell. The best way to protect Social Security and Medicare is to balance the budget https://t.co/d9A8I7pVZ3 via @MarketWatch
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The only way out of our financial mess is to bring the wealthy back in the game
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Excellente interview de Ray Madoff sur le scandale absolu de la fiscalité 🇺🇸 Je résume et je donne mon avis. 🧵 https://t.co/0cqltTc3l5
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Nothing more fun than talking with comedian Gary Gulman @garygulman @nypl about how the rich have been written out of the tax system. See for yourself here! https://t.co/zd1SSAlYUc
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Great Slate Money podcast conversation with @felixsalmon and @EmilyRPeck on how the richest Americans have been given a free pass on taxes. https://t.co/qHRKbkqF4S
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And for more on this topic, see Bill Schambra's great article Philanthropy's Original Sin
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William A. Schambra on U.S. foundations’ legacy of support for eugenics, and the charitable alternative to scientific progressivism
As noted in @GoseBen’s terrific interview with @raymadoff, Big Philanthropy brought us the systematic application of eugenics in America.
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Great story from @Philanthropy by @GoseBen - about my new book- The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy. How the Rich Use Philanthropy to Dodge Taxes
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Law professor Ray Madoff’s new book, “The Second Estate,” argues that philanthropy is part of a playbook that the ultra-wealthy use to avoid taxes.
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Excited to join the inimitable and very cool Avery Trufelman @trufelman in conversation about my new book, The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.
No political force has shaped American life more profoundly than the 7,000-page U.S. tax code. 📈 💰 We sense the system is unfair, but few understand how. Join @raymadoff and @trufelman in conversation on the system and how to fix it! 💵
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Enjoyed a great conversation with @INETeconomics --for quick summary go to last 30 seconds!
The richest Americans control $46 trillion in wealth—but many pay little or no federal tax. 👉 https://t.co/FIfI7CWwca 👀 @bclaw @raymadoff explains how the U.S. tax code has built a new aristocracy in her new book "The Second Estate" from @UChicagoPress
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Proud to have my new book published by the extraordinary @UChicagoPress! Click to learn more!
In her new book, Ray Madoff pulls back the curtain on how the ultra-rich legally sidestep the tax system the rest of us navigate. 🔗 Learn more + order now: https://t.co/0Kv2nuMXyj
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I am proud to announce the launch of my new book-“The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy”—an expose of how the richest Americans have been written out of the tax system. Available wherever books are sold!
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This isn't close to how the Giving Pledge works. More importantly, it highlights the issue of where will the very large tech fortunes eventually go. In the (gated) article, Thiel recounts Musk responding, “What am I supposed to do—give it to my children?” Many tech founders I've
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If you're in Newton, MA tomorrow night, don't miss our own Ray Madoff, author of the forthcoming THE SECOND ESTATE, in conversation with Gilbert Metcalf for a filming of the documentary Death & Taxes at the West Newton Cinema. Details here:
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Prof Ray Madoff is already garnering praise for her forthcoming book, 'The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy,' where she explores what she sees as a central driver of economic inequality in the US: its tax code. More: https://t.co/hqFDw1KRwv
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The tax code should prioritize present work over dynastic power, yet does the opposite. The highest tax rate is on wages while capital gains, estates, and endowments get highly favorable treatment.
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“Supporters of philanthropic reform meant to apply equally to one’s ideological allies and ideological adversaries must take advantage of this increased attention on philanthropic transparency.” Campus Protests, Donor Secrecy, and a Moment for Reform
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The right’s politicized calls to “follow the money” speak to a very real need for donor transparency and nonprofit oversight.
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"Big Philanthropy doesn’t have a narrative problem. It has a structural problem that stems from inequitable charitable laws and policies. In hiding this fact, Big Philanthropy thus has a truth telling and authenticity problem. It has, in short, an arrogance problem."
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Donor-advised funds: US regulators are scrambling to catch up with the boom in these charitable giving accounts https://t.co/OpYvbKzToT via @ConversationUS
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Big changes would require an act of Congress but lawmakers have not stepped up. And there’s been pushback against new rules the IRS has proposed for these accounts reserved for giving.
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