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12 States Now Moving to Curb Reckless Outsourcing of Public Services
Six more states have joined what appears to be a national movement to reign in reckless outsourcing of public services to for-profit corporations.
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Better Way To Keep Track of Taxpayer Dollars
The concept is simple: fund what works, dump what doesn't.
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Close the “Water’s Edge” Loophole
Working-class Americans shouldn't have to face the burden of corporate tax loopholes that are letting corporations off the hook. Let's bring those offshore trillions back home, and start rebuilding …
McConnell Supports Deficit Spending on Big Corporate Tax Breaks While Opposing Emergency Spending for Unemployment Benefits Unless Paid For
The package of tax breaks that McConnell supports expire every year or two and are routinely renewed with little debate by Congress despite their huge costs.
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What American Taxpayers Should Really Be Outraged About
Helping Americans pick themselves up and get back on their feet is more important than forking over billions to corporations that don't need it.
Three More States Seek to Curb Reckless Outsourcing of Public Services, Protect Taxpayers
CA, GA, OK introduce bills promoting accountability and transparency in deals to outsource public services to for-profit corporations.
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Prosperity for Main Street, Not Wall Street
The key reason that communities are struggling is the huge burden of interest payments that are flowing to the big banks.
States Move to Curb Outsourcing Public Services, Protect Taxpayers
Vermont and West Virginia recently introduced transparency and accountability legislation aimed at protecting taxpayersand putting them back in charge of their public services.
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Over-the-Top Victims
An ugly outbreak of whiny victimhood is ravaging some of America's most exclusive ZIP codes.
Costs of Privatization Hidden in Plain Sight
Handing previous public services over to private corporations, without assessing the full costs, can become a 75-year-long nightmare, as in the case of parking in Chicago, argues Ellen Dannin.