Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/29/surprise-non-partisan-analysis-finds-trump-tax-plan-primarily-rewards-top-1 Published on Friday, September 29, 2017 The plan would also raise taxes for many middle class families, a fact Americans for Tax Fairness denounced as “absolutely outrageous” By Jake Johnson, staff writer “It is absolutely outrageous that … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): After months of speculation, the Trump Administration, along with Congressional Republicans, today released a plan for overhauling America’s tax code—the first of such in several decades. What’s being lauded today as “tax reform” is little more … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): President Trump and GOP leaders have been traversing the country attempting to convince the public that corporate and individual tax cuts are in the country’s best interest. So far, the only … Continued
From People Demanding Action (http://pdaction.org/): Washington has begun a historic―and disastrous―debate. Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress want to enact massive tax cuts that will mostly benefit millionaires and billionaires and wealthy corporations paid for by deep budget cuts … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): Sep 5, 2017 by Maggie Garrett in Wall of Separation Scroll down to bottom for action. The House of Representatives, just back from its August recess, is poised to pass a major spending bill. … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): Read as PDF (Includes Appendices of State-by-State Data) Introduction The Trump administration’s immigration policies have broken apart families and removed established members of communities. The administration’s disregard for the contributions of … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): As the GOP pushes to pass tax reform, policymakers will begin debating whether the corporate tax rate—which is set at 35 percent—is too high or too low. But in a new Economic Snapshot, EPI’s … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): With the health care battle behind us, Congress is now pivoting its full attention to tax reform this fall. America’s upside-down tax code continues to be one of the biggest drivers of wealth inequality. Each year, Congress spends hundreds … Continued
Bloomberg Politics By John McCormick July 31, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT August viewed as key month to prime legislative pump on issue Millions to be spent making case for tax overhaul this year After times of only tepid support for President Donald … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/drillers-are-right-%E2%80%93-pa-needs-tax-rate-gas-other-states-it%E2%80%99s-time-severance-tax Jul 21, 2017 09:06 pm | Stephen Herzenberg In its recent letter to Speaker Mike Turzai, the Marcellus Shale Coalition points (in paragraph three) to the effective tax rate (ETR) on production as a key indicator of … Continued