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Unlikely Allies Agree: Clearer IRS Rules Needed
At a symposium at the National Press Club, the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA), the Center for American Progress, the Alliance Defending Freedom and Public Citizen called for …
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In SOTU, President Punts on Income Inequality
For now, don't really expect further taxes on the wealthy that could help those at the bottom.
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Inequality Is Costing Us Big-Time
Americans pay more for an economy that pumps our treasure to the top than you probably think.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Democrats May Tax Wall Street and Give Main Street a Break, and More
In today's On the News segment: Democratic lawmakers have put forth a progressive tax plan, and more.
Democrats Take on Wall Street With Financial Transactions Tax
The House Democratic Party leadership made a remarkable step forward last week in putting out a proposal for a financial transactions tax.
Democrats’ Plan for Financial Transactions Tax Would Bring Financial Markets Into 21st Century
A proposed financial transactions tax is a move towards establishing a 21st century structure for financial markets.
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Millennial Perspective: Our Failing Infrastructure and the Highway Trust Fund
Millennials are an interconnected generation, and travel and mobility are important to us.
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With One Small Tax, the United States Could Insure the Next Generation a Brighter Future
Higher education enjoys appeal across party lines, and both parties claim they're in the corner of Main Street Americans.
Innovations or Hucksterism? Three Little-Known Infrastructure Privatization Problems
Studies find hype and tax breaks drive private infrastructure projects.
Trillion Dollar Loss for Developing World Annually, GFI Reports
According to the report, Sub-Saharan Africa loses more money than any other region to illicit financial flows.