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Is an Expanded Child Tax Credit Just Welfare, and Why Are Conservatives Divided? Conservatives split over whether a larger credit supports families and work or becomes a no-work benefit; design details such as work requirements decide it. Is the Estate Tax a Fair Tax on Inherited Privilege in America? The estate tax hits assets already taxed once, often falls on farms and family firms, and raises little; the fairness case is weaker than it sounds. Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes in America Today? The top earners already pay most of the federal income tax; the real question is what share counts as fair, not whether they pay. Were the 2017 Tax Cuts Just a Giveaway to Corporations and the Rich? The 2017 law cut taxes across the income range and made the corporate rate competitive; the top rate fell less than the lower ones in percentage terms. Is a Wealth Tax on Billionaires the Fix for Inequality in America? A wealth tax has failed in Europe, raises constitutional questions here, and would not come close to covering what Washington spends.