Ray Madoff

I teach law at Boston College Law School and am the author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

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

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

As 2025 comes to an end, our editors and critics have selected a dozen essential reads in nonfiction and a dozen, too, in fiction and poetry. See the full list: https://t.co/qBlot4HEVq

[Prof G Markets @ProfGMarkets]

‘How To Actually Tax The Rich — ft. Ray Madoff’

Scott Galloway and Ed Elson sit down with Ray Madoff to break down how America's wealthiest avoid taxes — legally.

They dig into the biggest loophole the ultrawealthy use to their advantage and discuss what it would actually take to fix a system that was designed to fail.

Tags: @raymadoff @edels0n @ed_elson_ @profgalloway

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[talmon joseph smith @talmonsmith]

"a self-employed person who earns 60,000 dollars will pay more than 13,000 dollars in federal income and payroll taxes. that is a significant burden."--Ray Madoff of Boston College Law, and author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, to @edels0n

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

How To Actually Tax The Rich https://t.co/dvmJmUKa64 via @YouTube Great conversation with Prof G and Ed Elson!

[Boston College Law @BCLAW]

Prof. Ray Madoff, author of the acclaimed new book "The Second Estate," is named to the 2026 Time100 Philanthropy list of the 100 most influential people shaping the future of giving at a pivotal moment. See the list here: https://t.co/iCa1cN4T7W

[Boston College Law @BCLAW]

Prof. Ray Madoff appears on the NPR podcast 1A: 'If You Can Keep It: What the wealth gap means for democracy' https://t.co/GQg94IctNH

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

Our Tax System Should Make You Furious https://t.co/YVQavgIi3p

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

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[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

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[Boston College @BostonCollege]

🖋️ @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.
https://t.co/EccPOvDiVX

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

https://t.co/fMtgjC45Y3 via @NYTimes

[Boston College @BostonCollege]

.@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.
https://t.co/jWcrsSIlDh

[Boston College Law @BCLAW]

Prof. Ray Madoff is quoted in CNBC story 'Lawsuit over $21 million donor-advised fund highlights risks of DAF giving' https://t.co/UR8xiT5m1Y

[Bloomberg Podcasts @podcasts]

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 https://t.co/FjGT8sKgG3

[Boston College Law @BCLAW]

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.

https://t.co/eseFGfVkbR

[Boston College Law @BCLAW]

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: https://t.co/JWWYPxE54L

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

https://t.co/VNGVYiaqS8

Great conversation with @AnneHelen on Culture Study!

[Ray Madoff @raymadoff]

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

[Guy Marzorati 💯 @GuyMarzorati]

Talking with @raymadoff now on @KQEDForum about

"The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy"

https://t.co/peP7XucRqH

[Boston College Law @BCLAW]

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." https://t.co/5PF1ONV9Vk

[Tim Wu @superwuster]

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 https://t.co/jJqQwE4WFq

[Tim Wu @superwuster]

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.