From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): President Biden ran on a promise to tax wealth like work. Closing the Carried Interest Loophole that’s allowing Wall Street money managers to cut their taxes nearly in half would help deliver on that … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): For decades, our tax system has been intentionally rigged to benefit the rich and corporations. This month, Congress has the power to begin to change that. Congressional leaders are negotiating a budget resolution right now that … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): President Joe Biden has proposed a much-needed recovery agenda that makes critical investments in the systems and services that we all need to thrive – transportation, quality education, affordable child care, health … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are moving full steam ahead on making sure our elected leaders pass universal childcare, paid leave for all, help for struggling families and working people, and creating a fairer tax code for women, moms, families, … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/april/our-upside-down-tax-system Apr 25, 2017 10:33 am | Diana Polson The Pew Research Center released the findings from a recent survey (conducted April 5-11, 2017) that shows an increasing number of Americans find our current tax system unfair. What … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-23/budget-policy-and-priorities/pa-lawmakers-call-for-fair-share-tax/a56975-1 March 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Since 1979, the income of Pennsylvania’s top 1 percent has increased by 125 percent. (bykst/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — State lawmakers and public … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-01/budget-policy-and-priorities/groups-launch-pennsylvanias-choice-budget-campaign/a56193-1 February 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A coalition of organizations has launched a “Pennsylvania’s Choice” 2017 budget campaign. (Education Voters of Penn.) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A coalition gathered … Continued
One of the charts in ITEP’s new Fairness Matters chart book ranks the states by the most unequal to the least. Essentially, the inequality index examines whether the gap in families’ shares of income is wider or narrower after state … Continued