From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Call Monday, December 9! “We need you to ensure that any tax package passing this year must include improvements to the low-income tax credits: the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Halloween was just a couple of weeks ago, but the only truly spooky thing is how unaffordable child care is in the United States. Story—two college classmates were recently catching up—work, the weather, and of course, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Right now, Congress is looking to add bipartisan tax legislation to the end-of-year budget package. It is imperative that if there is any tax legislation helping businesses and the rich that we also … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): It’s time to ramp up the pressure on the U.S. Senate. Last week, the U.S. House―for the first time in history―passed legislation to expose the owners of shell companies. These anonymous corporations are used … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): For too long, the rich and powerful have been using anonymous corporations and our rigged system to launder money and dodge taxes. No more! The U.S. House just passed a bipartisan bill to end … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) help working families and individuals better provide for basic needs. These two tax credits together lift 8.9 Million people out of … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Hot off the presses, Forbes has released “The Forbes 400: The Definitive Ranking Of The Wealthiest Americans,” which shows that the wealthiest 400 Americans are worth a combined $2.96 trillion. What could we do … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/07/maddening-graphic-shows-how-400-richest-americans-paid-less-taxes-any-other-income Published on Monday, October 07, 2019 by Common Dreams “The question of our time is this: will we tolerate it? Or will we take back our democracy from the oligarchs who run this country?” By Julia Conley, … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The cost of childcare in America is out of control. It’s gotten to the point where many parents leave good-paying jobs to care for young children instead of attempting to afford childcare. In Washington, … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Right now, private prison corporations―including those running despicable detention centers on our southern border―are abusing more than the children and families being detained by the administration. They’re also abusing a loophole in our tax … Continued