From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Through our collective actions we were over 100 people of faith across 5 states, occupying 8 Congressional offices with 5+ hours of prayerful protest! Here’s a video you can share that highlights this work. Thank you … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/12/19/house-and-senate-vote-heres-13-worst-things-trump-gop-tax-scam Published on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 by Common Dreams Tax experts warn the proposal prioritizes wealthiest Americans—like President Donald Trump, his billionaire cabinet, and the many millionaires in Congress—at the expense of working families with children By Common … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The limitation on the state and local tax deduction in the final GOP tax plan will lead to a tax increase for almost 9% of taxpayers in the Philadelphia suburbs. Those hardest … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-18/environment/final-tax-bill-called-a-blow-to-environment/a60689-1 December 18, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The final tax bill keeps a provision opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) HARRISBURG, … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): Like the initial House and Senate tax bills, the final tax legislation reserves the greatest share of the benefit for the wealthy and foreign investors and would hike taxes for average … Continued
This is an op-ed submitted to the Harrisburg Patriot News with request for publication. As people of faith concerned for our vulnerable neighbors, we are saddened and deeply troubled by the passage of tax legislation that benefits highly profitable corporations … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): It’s clear that the pending tax bill will overwhelmingly benefit the rich and corporations. ITEP analysts have produced in-depth, distributional analyses of both the House and Senate plans. In addition, we … Continued
From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): We have one last chance to stop the Republican tax bill. Congressional conferees are meeting this week to negotiate the final deal on a tax package that cuts health care benefits and raises taxes … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/message-kansas-learn-our-mistakes By Suzanne Wikle The recently unveiled U.S. House Republican tax plan is modeled heavily on a 2012 Kansas tax bill. Many components of the House bill echo the Kansas “tax experiment,” as Governor Brownback described it—doubling the standard deduction, … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On Thursday, October 26, the House voted to pass the Senate version of the FY2018 budget, 216-212. This sets up a fast-track process (“reconciliation”) for the House and Senate to take up … Continued