Michael Ettllnger
@mettlinger.bsky.social
These days jumping in on things I care about: writing, analyzing, pestering--whatever I can do. Part time Senior Fellow @ITEPtweets. Senior Fellow @CarseySchool. Founding Director of @CarseySchool. Fmr: @pewtrusts @amprog @EconomicPolicy. @napawash fellow.
From me and Robert Lynch: Fact Sheet on Immigration Policies and Prices, July 2026. econirc.com/july-2026-fa...
Game delayed to allow for Mbappe, Kane and Messi to get to the stadium. FIFA has ruled that they must play for the U.S. side in this game under rule 39.741.3.9(g)(iii)
At least 88 of the largest corporations in America paid $0 in federal income tax for 2025. Corporate tax avoidance has increased at least in part due to President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Read more at: itep.org/88-profitabl...
At Least 88 Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2025
At least 88 of the largest corporations in America paid $0 in federal income tax for 2025. Corporate tax avoidance has increased at least in part due to President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ...
itep.org
As I’ve said: We elected the one person in the whole world who is NOT interested in reading the President’s Daily Brief.
Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Reports”??? He’s got access to the best intelligence in the world. He doesn’t know?
From me ... President Trump has dramatically increased tariff taxes, enacted large tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy and corporations, dramatically curtailed IRS enforcement, and issued legally problematic regulations. Read more at: itep.org/year-one-of-...
Year One of Trump-Republican Tax Policy: The Consequences
President Trump has dramatically increased tariff taxes, enacted large tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy and corporations, dramatically curtailed IRS enforcement, and issued legally problema...
itep.org
From me: tax policy in the first year of Trump's second term mettlinger.medium.com/year-one-of-...
Year One of Trump-Republican Tax Policy: The Consequences
[Below are the key findings, introduction and a graph from a report that is available in full on the website of the Institute on Taxation…
mettlinger.medium.com
Who is going to pay for this unpopular war against Iran, which is already tallied up at a cost of at least $200 billion? @mettlinger.bsky.social argues that the rich and corporations should pay the costs through a temporary targeted tax. itep.org/the-rich-and...
How to Make the Rich and Corporations Pay for This Unpopular War
The war is widely unpopular. Whether the cost of the war ends up being $200 billion, more than that amount, or less, let’s at least have it paid for by those who can most afford it.
itep.org
How to Make the Rich & Corporations Pay for the Cost of This War itep.org/the-rich-and...
How to Make the Rich and Corporations Pay for This Unpopular War
The war is widely unpopular. Whether the cost of the war ends up being $200 billion, more than that amount, or less, let’s at least have it paid for by those who can most afford it.
itep.org
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla collectively paid only a 4.9% federal income tax rate last year. How did we get here? Two rounds of tax changes from President Trump led to minuscule tax rates for these companies and many other profitable corporates. itep.org/amazon-alpha...
How Four Big Pro-Trump Tech Companies Avoided Taxes
The leaders of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla publicly supported Trump to ensure the most favorable corporate tax policies possible. And Trump delivered for them, both in his 2017 tax bill and agai...
itep.org
In December of 2024 55% of Americans thought that Trump would "Keep the nation out of war." 41% thought he wouldn't. news.gallup.com/poll/654746/...
Highest Hopes for Trump on Immigration; Lowest, on Unity
Of 17 policy goals, Americans are most optimistic about Donald Trump's ability to control immigration and most pessimistic about his ability to heal political divisions in the U.S.
news.gallup.com
As we continue to track corporate disclosures for 2025, so far 234 companies have avoided $125 billion in federal income tax on $880 billion in profits. itep.org/corporate-ta...
Corporate Tax Avoidance
With earnings season now underway, dozens of huge corporations have disclosed paying single-digit federal income tax rates thanks to tax…
itep.org
It's sad that at this point I wouldn't be surprised if CBS is knowingly just propagating government disinformation with no motive other than to do service for the president. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-inte...
U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
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Democrats should immediately introduce legislation requiring all importers to pass any tariff refunds they receive on to their customers. Whether it can be implemented, I don't know, but they need to grab the ground.
I just watched this from December. I'd had it saved but hadn't seen it. I'm sure lots of you knew this already, but this drove home for me how inevitable was Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
nytimes.com
The jingoistic US media coverage of the Olympics is failing to report how badly we’re doing. medalspercapita.com
Medals per capita
An experiment by Data Commons
medalspercapita.com
Musk gave 5 times as much to support to Republicans in the 2024 campaign as Tesla paid in federal income tax in the past 3 years. www.axios.com/2025/06/05/m... itep.org/tesla-report...
"Such ingratitude": Musk was the top Republican donor in 2024
Wherever Elon Musk puts his cash has massive potential influence.
axios.com
Of the 13 games in the NFL playoffs, a Trump state team will have only won one
Harris state teams against Trump state teams went 5-0 in the NFL playoffs
The last team from a Trump supporting state is out of the NFL playoffs
Having recently learned of two former colleagues at progressive organizations who have sold out, I just want to express my appreciation for those who haven't. Being cynical about whether the work is worthwhile is easy, as is finding excuses for taking lucrative jobs pushing a corporate agenda.