Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/21/new-report-details-13-terrible-things-about-senate-gop-tax-plan Published on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 by Common Dreams Americans for Tax Fairness warns that the bill gives most of the tax cuts to the richest 1%, makes 82 million middle-class families pay more in taxes, and … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We need your help TODAY! The Senate could vote on their massive tax bill as early as late tonight, or early tomorrow morning. The huge deficits these tax cuts will run up will … Continued
Things are moving fast… The Senate may vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as soon as Thursday, November 30. This tax bill is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed – in three big ways: It is irresponsible, growing … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On November 16, the House passed the biggest overhaul of the tax code that will impact our country’s economy for decades. The vote broke down primarily along party lines, with only 13 Republicans breaking away to vote … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/11/16/vote-future-house-just-voted-transfer-trillions-middle-low-income-people-corporations-millionaires/#.Wg4CqVtSwdU By CHN November 16, 2017 Editor’s note: Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, issued the following statement Thursday, Nov. 16 in response to the House vote in favor of H.R. 1, the massive tax-giveaway … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): If you thought that House Republican leaders’ tax plan couldn’t get any worse, it just did. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is reporting that if passed, the tax plan could trigger $400 billion in … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Increase in health care premiums will mean any tax cut for middle-income Pennsylvania is washed out; wealthy and corporations reap the benefits. Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Please email and/or call your Representative and Senators today to say the proposed tax plans in the House and Senate will hurt low and moderate income persons and families. Go to http://org.salsalabs.com/o/125/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22523 to … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/09/lindsey-graham-latest-republican-admit-gop-tax-plan-all-about-keeping-financial Published on Thursday, November 09, 2017 by Common Dreams “Republicans are literally out here warning each other that their big donors will stop writing checks if they don’t do their bidding.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer As Common … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): House Republican leaders highlight an increase in the maximum value of the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) as their tax bill’s signature benefit for working families, but the provision completely excludes 315,000 … Continued