How U.S. tax policies have fueled right-wing populism

How U.S. tax policies have fueled right-wing populism

Overview Among the many factors fueling support for right-wing populism in the United States is federal tax policies. The nation’s tax system confuses, frustrates, and angers many citizens in ways that leave them vulnerable to populist appeals from the right. A mismatch between how the federal tax system works in theory and how it works in practice fuels resentments, playing into the hands of right-wing populists. In theory, the federal tax syst…