Andrew Kahrl on Inequality, Theft, and Taxation in Modern America

Taxes. Is there anything Americans like to complain about more? This episode takes a deep dive into the U.S. tax system, paying particular attention to the property tax. Exploding a popular myth that purports Black Americans pay little to no taxes, historian Andrew Kahrl reveals how Black Americans have long paid more than their fair share of property taxes amid and after the rise of the Jim Crow fiscal order. Along the way, we also discuss the role property taxes play in local government, movements for equitable taxation, and the exploitative tax lien industry and its role in a massive government-sanctioned theft of Black land.

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Andrew Kahrl on Inequality, Theft, and Taxation in Modern America is an episode from Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast by Jessica Levy.

This episode is 51:01 long.

This episode was published on Nov 5, 2024.

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