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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.
Report Finds That Burger King “Inversion” Will Allow Company to Dodge $400 Million to $1.2 Billion in US Taxes Over Four Years
The report also reveals that Burger King's largest shareholders could save as much as $820 million in capital gains taxes because of the way the company has structured the …
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With Election Over, First Order of Business Is $450 Billion Corporate Tax Break
The first order of business after the election is to give big tax breaks to the corporations.
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The Irish and Water: Why the Water Tax Protests Matter
Irish communities are taking to the streets to protest about a new water tax, but it's not just about water or austerity; it's about the people.
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Leave No Generation Behind
A tax on inherited wealth could eliminate student debt while reducing growing inequality.
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The Roth Blunder Barrels On
Roth accounts are inherently unfair, contributing to the continuation of wealth inequality.