Rigged: New Report Details How Combined $5.1 Trillion in Tax Cuts by Administrations Since 200 Went Mostly to Nation’s Richest
20 Jul 2018

Rigged: New Report Details How Combined $5.1 Trillion in Tax Cuts by Administrations Since 200 Went Mostly to Nation’s Richest

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/11/rigged-new-report-details-how-combined-51-trillion-tax-cuts-bush-obama-and-trump “When people demand specifics on how to pay for expansions to social insurance, income supports, and public investments, seems like part of the answer is just ‘we could stop doing this.’” Published on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 … Continued

Child Benefit Would Cut U.S. Child Poverty by More Than Half
6 Jun 2018

Child Benefit Would Cut U.S. Child Poverty by More Than Half

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Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/29/canadian-style-child-benefit-would-cut-u-s-child-poverty-by-more-than-half/#.WxVqGe4vwdU By Center on Budget and Policy Priorities May 29, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Arloc Sherman, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). It was originally published on CBPP’s blog, Off the Charts, on … Continued

New Poll Shows Support for Themes of We the People Campaign
18 May 2018

New Poll Shows Support for Themes of We the People Campaign

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From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center recently completed a survey of 1,150 registered voters in Pennsylvania, conducted by nationally acclaimed polling firm TargetSmart. The poll was carried out on behalf of We … Continued

Coalition Launches “We the People” Campaign
18 May 2018

Coalition Launches “We the People” Campaign

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-18/budget-policy-and-priorities/coalition-launches-we-the-people-campaign/a62567-1 May 18, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The “We the People” campaign was launched in Pennsylvania’s Capitol rotunda on Thursday. (We the People PA) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Members of … Continued

The Trump Tax Cuts Should Be Repealed, Not Made Even Worse by Making Individual Tax Cuts Permanent
11 May 2018

The Trump Tax Cuts Should Be Repealed, Not Made Even Worse by Making Individual Tax Cuts Permanent

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Posted at https://www.epi.org/publication/the-trump-tax-cuts-should-be-repealed-not-made-even-worse-by-making-individual-tax-cuts-permanent/ Economic Snapshot • By Hunter Blair • April 13, 2018 With Tax Day approaching, the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which included large cuts to both individual and corporate income taxes, remains front and center … Continued