4 MPs quit Theresa May’s social mobility board over her lack of commitment to a ‘fairer Britain’

Bloomberg Photo Four MPs on Theresa May’s Social Mobility Commission have quit. They say the Government is failing to create a more equal society.  The resignations are a fresh blow for May, who entered No.10 Downing Street promising to tackle the “burning injustices” that hold back poorer people. LONDON — All four high powered MPs […]

Why the state and local tax deduction actually makes the system fairer

Thomson Reuters A major component of the previous tax proposal was not in the legislation that finally became law: the elimination of the deduction for state and local taxes. Differences in taxes paid by people with similar incomes but living different states is caused by the fact that many of the low-tax states are able to “export” much of […]

How to Make College Admissions Fairer — in One Easy Step

In his personal statement, Private College Applicant No. 3654 describes the summer after his sophomore year, when he went to Cambodia (or Kenya, or Nicaragua) to volunteer at an orphanage (or a clinic or school). The experience opened his eyes, he writes, to the suffering of others. He realized that poor people can be happy […]