From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Congressional Republicans are not shy about advancing their agenda: cutting taxes for the rich while attacking critical programs for working people. Their 2017 Trump-GOP tax scam added approximately $1.9 trillion to the national debt, while … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Thanks to you, this week the U.S. House and Senate passed a spending bill, which ends flat Trump-era spending and invests in our communities and our future. That bill now goes to President … Continued
Posted in https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/28/grotesque-while-41-million-people-lost-jobs-due-covid-19-us-billionaires-grew-nearly Published on Thursday, May 28, 2020 by Common Dreams “Billionaire wealth is surging at the same time that millions face suffering, hardship, and loss of life. This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/14/now-earning-278-times-more-average-worker-new-study-shows-ceo-pay-has-grown-more Published on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Common Dreams “Corporate greed is eviscerating the working class.” By Julia Conley, staff writer CEOs of the top companies in the U.S., like Amazon executive Jeff Bezos, took home salaries … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/14/millennials-fall-far-behind-worlds-richest-1-hoard-half-global-wealth Published on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 by Common Dreams 70 percent of the world’s working-age adults have less than $10,000 each By Julia Conley, staff writer Although adults between the ages of 20 and 29 are better … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): Don’t be fooled by the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: these tax cuts will do nothing for the working families who need the most help. Instead, it will supercharge wealth inequality and widen the racial … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/12/imf-says-higher-taxes-wealthy-good-idea-and-these-billionaires-agree Published on Thursday, October 12, 2017 by Common Dreams A more progressive tax code, says International Monetary Fund, would both significantly reduce inequality and help grow the economy By Jake Johnson, staff writer “Three decades of data … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/08/24/weve-heard-income-inequality-wealth-inequality/#.V7338fkrIdU By Melissa Roark August 24, 2016 You may recognize this statistic: In the U.S., CEOs of large firms make 276 times the pay of an average worker. That is the very definition of income inequality. But now, courtesy of the Center … Continued