From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Ask your representative to cosponsor the Working Families Tax Relief Act (H.R. 3157), which would expand the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit for 1 in 3 Americans. … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center today released an update to a revenue proposal that would raise $2.2 billion annually, while cutting taxes or leaving them level for 82% of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/12/even-1-know-they-arent-paying-their-fair-share-new-poll-shows-60-millionaires Published on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 by Common Dreams “A majority of Americans, even the 1% of us, know that our inequality is out of control and we need to make some big changes if we want … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center today released an update to a revenue proposal that would raise $2.2 billion annually, while cutting taxes or leaving them level for 82% of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/05/progressive-tax-takes-aim-wall-street-transactions-financial-crashes Published on Tuesday, March 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “In the current moment of surging support for taxing the wealthy, this sensible Wall Street tax may have a good shot.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer National Nurses … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): ITEP released a new report, Fairness Matters: A Chart Book on Who Pays State and Local Taxes, highlighting how regressive state tax systems worsen the economic divide in 13 charts. Chris … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/13/ensure-dignity-most-vulnerable-among-us-bernie-sanders-introduces-bill-expand-social Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by Common Dreams “Expanding Social Security as this legislation does is a solution to our looming retirement income crisis and to growing inequality between the wealthy and everyone else.” By Jake … Continued
Legislative handbook turns grassroots concerns into policy prescriptions to make state government work for everyday Pennsylvanians READ THE ROADMAP HERE. HARRISBURG – The We The People – Pennsylvania campaign today released “A Roadmap to a New Pennsylvania: State Policy Towards … Continued
Washington Post By Jeff Stein and Christopher Ingraham January 24 at 1:40 PM Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will propose a new annual “wealth tax” on Americans with more than $50 million in assets, according to an economist advising her on the plan, … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): New series explores options for state policymakers HARRISBURG – A historically large share of the nation’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few, reducing opportunities for millions of Americans … Continued