From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): The PA House of Representatives recently put the interests of the billionaire and millionaire owners of corporations over the interests of the working people of our state. They passed House Bill 1960, which reduces … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/10/25/resources-from-around-the-coalition-health-care-tax-cuts-affordable-housing-and-more/#.W9HQMHtKgdU By CHN October 25, 2018 Editor’s note: The following piece was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. MaKenna is a senior majoring in political science at Brigham Young University. Election Day is less than two weeks away, … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): On September 28 House Republicans voted in favor of a second round of tax cuts. They have marketed this extension of the individual tax cuts in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In December, when Republicans passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) they chose to make tax cuts for corporations permanent, while making the individual provisions temporary to satisfy the requirements of budget reconciliation. … Continued
U.S. House Floor Vote Likely Week of Sept. 24 National Day of Action Thurs., Sept. 20 Speaker Paul Ryan has announced that he plans a vote in the House of Representatives on a second round of tax cuts before the … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): The current administration’s economic agenda has been relentlessly aimed at helping big corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us—and it’s succeeding wildly. New numbers show that for Americans, … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): House Republicans have unveiled their tax plan, and you shouldn’t believe the hype. They’ll tell you that high-income households won’t receive tax breaks. And that their tax plan will result in higher wages for … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/10/11/theyre-going-sailing-off-horizon-laughing-way/#.Wd5471tSwdU By David Elliot October 11, 2017 Kelly Conklin and his spouse, Kip, are the co-owners of a custom woodworking business in Bloomfield, New Jersey. They’ve owned the business since 1978, and employ 16 well-paid workers. Now they view … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new FAQ, EPI’s Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair explain why cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy does nothing to help the middle class. Bivens and Blair debunk several myths that are repeated … Continued