Posted at https://ourfuture.org/20170724/its-loan-shark-week-families-are-biting-back July 24, 2017 Jessica Juarez Scruggs It’s Shark Week, but the most dangerous predators this year aren’t on TV or at the beaches – they are in Washington D.C., where they are menacing families with the help of … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): Not only would President Trump’s proposed tax plan fail to deliver on its promise of largely helping middle-class taxpayers, it also would shower a disproportionate share of the total tax cut … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Senator Orrin Hatch (UT-R) said he wants to hear from us on taxes. Let’s use our outside voice! Tell U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch and the U.S. Congress that we need wealthy corporations and millionaires and billionaires … Continued
Pennsylvania needs sustainable revenue to invest in our communities. Our legislators have only passed half of the budget – they still need to come up with a revenue plan. Call your Senator and Representative today and tell them that PA needs … Continued
Posted at https://itep.org/besides-eviscerating-the-safety-net-trump-budget-would-put-states-in-fiscal-bind/ There has been considerable discussion about the human impact of the Trump budget’s draconian cuts to what remains of the social safety net. A long-standing conservative talking point in response to such criticism is that states can … Continued
Posted at https://itep.org/kansas-may-have-saved-us-all/ Sitting in the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, hidden in the jumble of Americana like Thomas Jefferson’s desk, Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown and the ruby slippers worn in the Wizard of Oz, is a napkin … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/kansas%E2%80%99-experiment-yields-valuable-lessons Jun 09, 2017 03:59 pm The following post was written by Heidi Holliday, Executive Director at Kansas Center for Economic Growth. You’re welcome, America. Our state, Kansas, just wrapped up a 5-year long experiment in governance from … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/28/head-smacker-trump-plan-slashes-taxes-companies-already-dodging-taxes/#.WQiGBvkrIdU By Melissa Roark April 28, 2017 On April 26, the Trump Administration released a barebones outline of a tax agenda that would slash taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. The plan would cut the tax rate by almost 60 percent … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/april/our-upside-down-tax-system Apr 25, 2017 10:33 am | Diana Polson The Pew Research Center released the findings from a recent survey (conducted April 5-11, 2017) that shows an increasing number of Americans find our current tax system unfair. What … Continued
Download the document What Does Senate Bill 76 Do? Senate Bill 76 would re-organize the state’s taxation and educational systems, with vast negative consequences for Pennsylvania’s schools, its workers and consumers, and the economy of the commonwealth. SB 76: Eliminates … Continued