Ray Madoff

Very excited that my new book, The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, is included in this list!

🖋️ @BCLAW Professor Ray Madoff, author of "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy," penned an op-ed about wealth and taxation for @theeconomist. econ.st/4bb9MZI

nytimes.com/2026/03/15/bus… via @NYTimes

.@BCLaw Professor Ray Madoff, author of 'The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy,' weighs in on tax avoidance by the superwealthy as an economic issue in the @WSJ. on.wsj.com/4qXf5Sr

Prof. Ray Madoff is quoted in CNBC story 'Lawsuit over $21 million donor-advised fund highlights risks of DAF giving' cnbc.com/2026/02/26/law…

The ultra wealthy of the world have long avoided paying income taxes by not having much of an income at all. Instead, their wealth is generally tied up in things like stock options, family trusts, houses, yachts, rare coin collections and other things that typically are not taxed. @raymadoff joins @svaneksmith and @BradStone on the Everybody's Business podcast to discuss the one-time tax of 5% that California is trying to impose on billionaires, why it's problematic and what she thinks the government should do instead t.co/SkK727QEvR

Prof Ray Madoff was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on how the ultra wealthy use anti-wage strategies--like Marc Zuckerberg's dollar-a-year wage at Meta--to avoid paying taxes, preferring to be paid in shares rather than heavily taxed salaries. wsj.com/finance/billio…

Listen to prof. Ray Madoff discuss her new book 'The Second Estate' on KQED/NPR's 'How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy' podcast: kqed.org/forum/20101019…

patreon.com/posts/how-tax-… Great conversation with @AnneHelen on Culture Study!

Great co versatile with Guy Marzoeati and the various callers. Many thanks!

Prof. Ray Madoff is quoted in a Bloomberg column by Brad Stone, 'How to Tax a Trillionaire.' Stone says Madoff's new book 'The Second Estate' "breaks down the inequities of the [US tax] system with graceful simplicity." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Have been reading a great book about the tax system by Ray Madoff: "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an Artistocracy." Crystalizes the problem not of the rich, but of the ultra-wealthy classes and total tax avoidance amazon.com/Second-Estate-…

Been traveling the country over the last week and affordability concerns / sense of economic unease transcend geography, party affiliation, race and even to some degree, class.

@Taxrage Yes—if it has been spent.

@raymadoff As a Canadian, I wanted a better understanding of the favourable treatment of the wealth class in the USA, so I bought and just finished reading your book. Question: if someone borrowed $1B while alive and never sells stock holdings, do the repayment funds skirt estate taxes?

Very excited that my new book, The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, is included in this list!

@StiglerCenter @BostonCollege Thoroughly enjoyed this great conversation with the incredibly smart and charming duo of Luigi Vingales @vingales and Bethany McLean. @bethanymac12 @StiglerCenter

You’ve probably heard this stat before: the top 1% of earners already pay 40% of all income taxes. So, how could the top 1% not be paying its fair share? As @BostonCollege Law Prof. @raymadoff argues on our latest Capitalisn’t #podcast, this is a deliberate bait-and-switch designed to confuse the public. The stat focuses on high-income earners while completely ignoring high-wealth owners. The truly wealthy often report little to no income. Madoff argues that it’s time to stop the "abolish billionaires" slogans and start fixing the rules. Find out her novel solutions by listening to the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=tDmbcQ…

Great conversation with Emily Greco about how American charities —and the American public—are being betrayed by our tax system. theconversation.com/with-less-char…

New episode of Open Book now out: EXPOSING America's BROKEN Tax Code for the Rich - Ray Madoff (@raymadoff) Watch here on @X, YouTube, Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Timestamps 0:00 Ray Madoff Introduction 2:28 Why has the tax code for the ultra-rich not changed? 4:37 What would Thomas Jefferson say about the tax code today? 6:19 What is dead hand control and has kept people rich? 7:35 How the richest Americans don't pay taxes? 14:48 Elon Musk and paying taxes 15:55 The way policies shifted after Citizens United 19:04 What would the founding fathers recommend we do to address the situation? 21:02 What elements of the tax code alarmed Professor Madoff the most? 24:16 Do Americans begrudge wealth? 26:30 Reforming the tax system 29:02 What can average citizens do to make the system fairer? 31:38 Five Words

Delighted to share that The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy is a New Yorker Best Book of 2025! newyorker.com/best-books-2025

In no order, my favorite reads in 2025 📚: The Sirens’ Call — Chris Hays The Second Estate — @raymadoff Cross Purposes — Jonathan Rauch The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown When We’re in Charge — @amandalitman Circle of Days — Ken Follett Squeezed — Alissa Quart 1929 — @andrewrsorkin Ages of American Capitalism — Jonathan Levy Fateful Hours — Volker Ullrich Moral Ambition — @rcbregman

Important insights from Alicia Munnell about another challenge for future retirees. Many young adults can’t buy a house — and they’ll pay for it in retirement marketwatch.com/story/many-you… via @MarketWatch