Tax Day 2026' Report: Average U.S. Taxpayer Paid More Than $4,000 for War Last Year

About this episode

The episode discusses the financial burden of war on average U.S. taxpayers and the implications of recent political actions on low-income Americans.

National Priorities Project Program Director Lindsay Koshgarian: 'Tax Day 2026' Report: Average U.S. Taxpayer Paid More Than $4,000 for War Last Year Latin American Perspectives Associate Managing Editor Steve Ellner: Trump’s Wars on Iran, Venezuela and Cuba: a ‘New Stage of US Imperialism’ Poor People's Campaign West Virginia Tri-Chair Pam Garrison: Low-Income Americans’ Gains of Recent Years Now Lost to Trump’s Corporate Allies Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Trump may send Afghan...

People in this episode

Host: Bob Nixon

Guests: Lindsay Koshgarian, Steve Ellner, Pam Garrison

Topics covered

• U.S. Taxpayer
• War Costs
• Trump Administration
• Low-Income Americans
• Imperialism
• Corporate Allies

Keywords

• tax day
• war costs
• Trump
• low-income Americans
• imperialism
• U.S. politics
• national priorities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Priorities Project, Poor People's Campaign, Trump

Places: Iran, Venezuela, Cuba

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