Press Release: U.S. Cannot Afford Another Tax Break for Corps
America Cannot Afford Another Tax Break for Corporations; Groups Representing Millions of Taxpayers from Across the Country Send a Message. Washington – As Congress wrestles with a number of...
View ArticleSenate adopts offshore tax amendment
On March 8th, the Senate adopted the “Levin Amendment.” Global Financial Integrity reports: The amendment, sponsored by Senators Carl Levin (D-MI), Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),...
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Job-Killing Tax Breaks
As the owner and general manager of two inns near Harvard University, I derive personal satisfaction and intellectual rewards from developing and running a successful small business. As a capitalist, I...
View ArticleA Call to the 1 Percent
The staff of Wealth for the Common Good have been discussing and reflecting on the opportunities of this critical moment for our network – a network made up of many members of “the 1%.” We all sense a...
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Five Ways That Bridging the Wealth Gap Helps Both the 99% and the 1%
Bridging the income gap between the 1 percent and the 99 percent is not something that only benefits the 99 percent while penalizing the 1 percent in some way. In fact, here are five ways in which the...
View ArticleTake Action this Tax Day
Tax policies are now on the front burner: The Buffett Rule will soon come up for a vote in Congress. Americans are learning the truth about unequal treatment of wealth and work in our tax code—how...
View ArticleA Gates Plan for Eliminating Student Debt
Over a decade ago, I got a call from Bill Gates. Not the Bill Gates you’re probably thinking of. It was Bill Gates Sr., the Microsoft founder’s dad. He was eager to speak out in support of the federal...
View ArticleWhen Income Tax Cuts Masquerade as Estate Tax Repeal
By Josh Hoxie Right-wing Republican lawmakers will soon renew their push for a full repeal of the federal estate tax, an effort many years in the making. Beneath the façade of estate tax repeal is an...
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