Stories by Pat Garofalo

Pat Garofalo is economic policy editor for ThinkProgress.org. His writing has also appeared in the Nation, the Atlantic, U.S. News & World Report, and other publications. Follow him on Twitter at @Pat_Garofalo. subscribe to Pat Garofalo's feed

Private Jet as Security Write-Off? 10 Most Insane Tax Loopholes

Posted on: Mar 1, 2013, Source: AlterNet

For corporations and the 1 percent, tax season offers plenty of ways to dodge Uncle Sam.

Wealth Gap Between Whites and African Americans Nearly Tripled in Last 25 Years

Posted on: Feb 27, 2013, Source: Think Progress

New study from Brandeis reveals yet another startling statistic on growing inequality.

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker Takes Aim at Private-Sector Unions

Posted on: Feb 20, 2013, Source: ThinkProgress

Call it Union Busting 2.0. First Walker went after the unions representing public employees; now he's targeting the private-sector unions he said were his friends.

Even Home Healthcare Workers Deserve a Living Wage and Labor Protection

Posted on: Feb 20, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Obama Administration to go to bat for underserved, burgeoning group.

Obama's Call to Raise the Minimum Wage Met by Republican Howls and Disinformation

Posted on: Feb 13, 2013, Source: ThinkProgress

Millions of families being lifted above the poverty line is too much to take for the likes of Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio.

Austerity Is Dead: Can Someone Please Tell Paul Ryan and His Deluded GOP Cohorts?

Posted on: Jan 30, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Republicans cling to a policy that pretty much everyone agrees is a total disaster.

Corporate Profits Have Grown By 171 Percent Under Obama -- Highest Rate Since 1900

Posted on: Jan 17, 2013, Source: ThinkProgress

Twice as high as the Reagan years.

GOP Senators Want to Take the Debt Ceiling Hostage in Order to Raise the Retirement Age

Posted on: Dec 29, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Senators Corker and Alexander are threatening more economic chaos in order to achieve one of the most regressive potential policy changes.

GOP Governor Acknowledges That Romney’s Welfare Attack Ads Are False

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Republicans Held Disaster Relief Hostage Several Times In 2011

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Bush Tax Cuts Saved 57 CEOs More Than $1 Million Each Last Year

Posted on: Aug 16, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

CEOs of For-Profit Schools Make 26 Times More than Heads of Traditional Universities; Student Outcomes Many Times Worse

Posted on: Jul 30, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

World’s Richest Man Calls For Increasing Retirement Age To 70

Posted on: Jun 14, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

House Democrats Propose Minimum Wage Increase to $10

Posted on: Jun 8, 2012, Source: Think Progress

The Blockbuster Scam: A Surprising Way You're Getting Ripped-Off By Hollywood

Posted on: Jun 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

State film subsidies are giving away desperately needed funds to well-heeled movie moguls.

As Job Growth Slows, Will Republicans Double Down On Austerity?

Posted on: Jun 1, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Shafted! Why are Homeowners Still Left to Struggle Against Big Banks Alone?

Posted on: May 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Across the country, states are diverting foreclosure settlement funds to plug budget holes.

RNC Spokeswoman: Republican Economic Platform Will Be The Bush Program, ‘Just Updated’

Posted on: Apr 23, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Iowa Republican Proposes Drug Testing Child Support Recipients

Posted on: Apr 13, 2012, Source: Think Progress

U.S. Corporations Return To Pre-Recession Profits, But They’re Not Translating Into U.S. Jobs

Posted on: Apr 9, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Study: Corporations Pay Women CFOs 16 Percent Less Than Men

Posted on: Apr 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Reality Check: Effective U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Much Lower Than Most Other Developed Nations

Posted on: Mar 31, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Holy Cow! How Senators and Movie Stars Use Livestock to Game the Tax Code

Posted on: Mar 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Bigwigs are using sheep and cows to gain big tax benefits for themselves at our expense. These loopholes must end.

Warren Buffett: ‘It Is A Myth’ That U.S. Corporate Taxes Are High

Posted on: Feb 27, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Occupy Successfully Saved Four Homes From Foreclosure, Prepares to Help a Fifth

Posted on: Feb 17, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Is Eric Cantor Sabotaging the Bill to Ban Congressional Insider Trading?

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Bank Of America Nearly Forecloses On Home Because Owner Was Short 80 Cents On Mortgage Payment

Posted on: Jan 5, 2012, Source: Think Progress

In Last Three Years, Student Debt Of Middle-Age Americans Grew By Nearly 50 Percent

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: Think Progress

Watch: How One Couple Shamed BofA

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: Think Progress

Santorum's Plan to End Poverty: More Marriage

Posted on: Dec 29, 2011, Source: Think Progress

Romney Still Making Millions From Lucrative Bain Capital Retirement Deal, Pays Little Taxes

Posted on: Dec 19, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

GOP Leaders Still Holding Middle-Class Tax Cut Hostage For Keystone Oil Pipeline, After Democrats Make Major Concession

Posted on: Dec 16, 2011, Source: Think Progress

Former Romney Business Partner: ‘I Never Thought Of What I Do For A Living As Job Creation’

Posted on: Dec 5, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

Gingrich Calls on Obama to 'Repudiate' the 99%'s 'Class Warfare' -- and the Math Behind It

Posted on: Nov 29, 2011, Source: Think Progress

Fox’s Roger Ailes Produces New Series To Misrepresent Labor and Environmental Protection Laws as Evil, "Life-Ruining"

Posted on: Sep 26, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

Outrage: Big Banks Still Use "Robo-Signing" To Fake Documents And Foreclose on Borrowers

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: Think Progress

GOP Presidential Candidates Ignore S&P’s ‘Blast At Republicans,’ Pin Downgrade Blame on Obama

Posted on: Aug 8, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

GOP Cuts To Food Aid For Seniors And Food Banks Equals One Day Of Bush Tax Cuts For Millionaires

Posted on: Jun 15, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

FLASHBACK: Corporations Used 2004 Tax Holiday To Repatriate Billions, Then Laid Off Thousands Of Workers

Posted on: May 14, 2011, Source: ThinkProgress

Pawlenty Defends Big Oil: Cutting Oil Subsidies Is 'Ludicrous'

Posted on: May 2, 2011, Source: Think Progress

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