Political Gold with Josh Silver: can the Democrats win control of the Senate in 2026?
8/21/26, Co-Host- Josh Silver
Max Page w/ Ray Madoff, Prof & Dir of the Forum on Philanthropy, author of “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.”
Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa: why is $1Billion in Fair Share money—for education and transportation—just sitting in a state bank a…
ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Emma Chubb, Assoc Dir of Curatorial Affairs at the Smith College Museum of Art: the extraordinary exhibit of works by Alma Thomas,
8/21/26, Co-Host- Josh Silver
Max Page w/ Ray Madoff, Prof & Dir of the Forum on Philanthropy, author of “The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.”
Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa: why is $1Billion in Fair Share money—for education and transportation—just sitting in a state bank a…
How the rich escaped taxation. Ray Madoff’s argument, revisited.
Over the last 40 years, many of the wealthiest Americans have effectively seceded from taxation.
While regular Americans - from teachers to surgeons - often pay between 25 and 50% of their income in taxes, lots of billionaires pay 5% (or less) in taxes each year. And their heirs can inherit fortune…
Professor Ray Madoff Explains How the Rich Avoid Taxes
Ray Madoff teaches tax law at Boston College Law School and is the author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, named a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker. Ray has spoken about this important book in all kinds of venues, including the New York Times and NPR podcasts,…
Beyond the Weight Episode 3.13: It’s a Whole New Ball Game
Today we start with a good chuckle about how wrong people are when they assume our ages and our relationships to the people around us. Then we get into a discussion about wills, inheritance, and how different some people’s opinions are from our own when it comes to these things. Finally, we learn t…
Ray Madoff (on how billionaires avoid taxes & threaten capitalism)
Ray Madoff (The Second Estate, Immortality and the Law, Practical Guide to Estate Planning) is a Boston College law professor, author, and tax-policy expert. Ray joins Armchair Expert to discuss being a proudly mediocre high school student, reluctantly trading philosophy for law school, and becomin…
Ray Madoff on How Tax Policy Lets Wealth Escape Taxation
Harry interviews Boston College law professor Ray Madoff about her book, The Second Estate, arguing the U.S. tax system shifted over the past 40 years to tax wages effectively while letting investment gains and inherited wealth largely escape taxation. She explains how post-1982 stock buybacks incr…
How To Actually Tax The Rich — ft. Ray Madoff
Scott Galloway and Ed Elson sit down with Ray Madoff to break down how America's wealthiest avoid taxes — legally. They dig into the biggest loophole the ultrawealthy use to their advantage and discuss what it would actually take to fix a system that was designed to fail. Ray Madoff is a professor…
Blackstone Bet on Chips Drove a Debt Boom That’s Upending Credit
The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACFBlackstone tactical opportunities group led a $2.3B private credit loan to CoreWeave in 2023, marking the first major deal of its kind and becoming a blueprint for chip-b…
How To Actually Tax The Rich — ft. Ray Madoff
Scott Galloway and Ed Elson sit down with Ray Madoff to break down how America's wealthiest avoid taxes — legally. They dig into the biggest loophole the ultrawealthy use to their advantage and discuss what it would actually take to fix a system that was designed to fail. Ray Madoff is a professor…
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