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Taxes
Your Dollars at Work – for the Rich
The taxes we all pay should bankroll quality public services, not grand fortunes.
Proposals to Limit Airline Tax Breaks, Loopholes Gaining Traction in Growing Number of State Legislatures
Last week, legislators in hub airport states of Illinois, Georgia and North Carolina all advanced proposals to end valuable handouts, loopholes and tax breaks.
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Betting the Farm on a Lie
Estate tax critics never let facts get in the way of a good story.
Expert Global Commission Responds to One-Sided Tax Debate
The Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) has been established to propose reforms from the perspective of the public interest.
A Tax Holiday Has Begun for the 1%
The top 1 percent are only taxed during the first six weeks of the year.
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Marshaling Marooned Tax Dollars
Congress needs to shut down offshore tax shelters without rewarding the corporations that built them.
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Robert Samuelson Is Unhappy That Seniors Get Social Security and Medicare
Robert Samuelson wants to raise the retirement age and cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
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A Tax Cut for Tax Cheats
Spending a dollar on the IRS adds $255 to the federal budget.
An End to “Mindless Austerity”: Obama Pushes for Taxing the Rich to Fund New Spending Programs
President Obama has unveiled a $4 trillion budget proposal for next year Congress that calls for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
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 …