Alex Cobham
Chief executive @TaxJusticeNet.bsky.social (he/him). New book: 'What do we know and what should we do about... Tax justice?' (SAGE Press): uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/what-do-w…
- Reposted by Alex CobhamA new report finds the bottom 60% of U.S. households—or *two-thirds* of the population—can't afford a “minimal quality of life": housing, health care, and other necessities. "Indicators like GDP and unemployment tell us the economy is thriving. But they don’t reflect the reality of most Americans."
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- Reposted by Alex Cobham“I’m very proud to have saved several countries’ economies” on.ft.com/4j3XJ2u On Henley & Partners, by Laura Dubois and me
- 'Golden passports' (paying for citizenship) are an important tool of crossborder tax abuse, as well as sanctions evasion etc., and part of Malta's corruption. Great FT digging here - hope that the wider media will now stop replaying Henley's PR guff about millionaires 'fleeing' wealth taxes etc
- “I’m very proud to have saved several countries’ economies” on.ft.com/4j3XJ2u On Henley & Partners, by Laura Dubois and me
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamTHREAD: the Ways & Means bill creates new opportunities for tax avoidance and evasion, adds complexity to the tax system, and increases filing burdens for low- & moderate-income families. My @taxlawcenter.org colleagues have more analysis coming, but here's a starter list (suggestions welcome):
- Reposted by Alex CobhamWhen people say you should hear both sides of the argument, well these are both sides:
- It's unconscionable that this genocidal Israeli action remains largely unchallenged by other states. (And transparently clear that there is no role for any 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' to address it)
- Reposted by Alex Cobham67% of the emissions driving climate change is attributable to the top 10% of the global income distribution - 20% is due to the top 1%. New paper in Nature Climate Change
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- Deliberate vandalism of the social contract, in the aim of greater inequalities. "The IRS could forego $323 billion in tax revenue over the next decade due to lower tax compliance and a decline in audits, according to an estimate from the Yale Budget Lab."
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamOpinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
- Reposted by Alex CobhamSo you’re saying we could solve all the financial problems of 379 million of us and impact just 19 households. What an interesting fact. Fun little bit of trivia.
- Imagine choosing this policy direction over, say, introducing a minimal wealth tax
- NEW: Internal DWP figures show 700,000 families *already* in poverty are forecast to be hit by planned disability benefit cuts That's on top of the 250k+ who are predicted to be newly pushed into poverty by the changes By me, for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Reposted by Alex CobhamWe hear you, Gitte Marie Johansen! A billionaire's yacht = 860 years of average person's CO2 emissions?! 🤯 Members of Millionaires for Humanity advocate for a #wealthtax on people like us to fight climate change & support those most affected. #TaxTheRich #ClimateJustice
- Reposted by Alex CobhamIn principle, kids not being hungry at school, and people not dying because of healthcare costs, would be nice, so it’s just a shame there’s no money —-
- Reposted by Alex Cobham“The research – conducted jointly by the Palestinian Youth Movement, Progressive International and Workers for a Free Palestine – uses Israeli tax authority import data to try to uncover what the continuance of the 200 arms export licences has allowed Israel to import.”
- UK sent Israel thousands of military items despite export ban, study finds Trade data analysis shows British firms have exported items including munitions since suspension of key licences www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamA world historical crime, taking place in full view, with the perpetrators so convinced of their impunity that they can brag about genocidal intent, and it’s hard not to agree with their calculation that no one will stop them and no one will be held accountable
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamThe top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year. Instead of making them pay it, Trump is going to cut environmental, health research, and education funding to cover it. This is what a corrupt oligarchy looks like.
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamIRS employees in the division responsible for ensuring that large businesses, complex partnerships, and wealthy individuals pay their taxes say pressure from the Trump administration is causing people to leave. More from @laurenloricchio.bsky.social: www.taxnotes.com/tax-notes-to...
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- The White House has prevented publication of information on the tax incidence of some of the beautiful new tariffs. It's almost as if they don't believe their own story that the tariffs will be paid by those nasty foreign countries... www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
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- Reposted by Alex Cobham🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 'Forum 2029: Building a living standards policy platform for the UK' These seminars will congregate progressive actors - from across parties, trade unions and campaigns - to build a simple and bold policy platform for the months and years to come 📃 👇 autonomy.work/forum-2029/
- Reposted by Alex CobhamFact-check: no they won’t, no they aren’t, no it won’t and no it isn’t.
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamIt’s like saying “desegregation now!” was a bad catch phrase. Well yeah it was scary to a lot of people and faced a lot of resistance and backlash, and even moderates were initially freaked out by the demand to reorder their society, does that make the demand wrong *or* ineffective? Nope nope nope.
- This. No one ever shifted the public narrative to force radical change by framing their message to appeal to power.
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamBREAKING: The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
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- This week, in 'Deregulate for growth!'
- "The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat." www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
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- "What's fundamental is to have rules which are multilaterally accepted." Where are EU, UK etc? International tax is a critical area for this. Time to choose between giving up tax sovereignty to Trump, or seeking collective progress through an ambitious UN convention taxjustice.net/reports/the-...
- Reposted by Alex CobhamPeople in North of England and Wales would be the hardest hit by disability benefit cuts. They will suffer three times the economic impact and with twice as many affected residents as London and the south-east. Deprived areas have more people with disabilities. No impact assessment from govt.
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- Reposted by Alex CobhamA colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
- Reposted by Alex CobhamMedicaid covers... -40% of births nationwide -50% of kids with special needs -72 million people in total Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. "Party of family values."
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