Dear Member of Congress: We urge you to oppose including any corporate tax breaks in the FY 2022 omnibus government funding bill at a time when Congress has allowed important benefits for workers and families with children to expire, purportedly because of cost concerns. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) included a number […]
February 8, 2022 To: Interested Parties Fr: John Anzalone and Matt Hogan, Impact Research Re: Raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations is a winning issue for Democrats With Democrats facing a challenging political environment and President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda stalled in Congress, the party is hungry for issues to focus on that […]
Report Reveals Gaping Tax Loopholes that Allow Richest Families to Hoard Trillions in Wealth by Avoiding Estate and Related Transfer Taxes; Mild Reforms Were Stripped from Build Back Better Act that Passed the U.S. House America’s wealthy family dynasties are poised to hoard $21 trillion in wealth between now and 2045 using huge loopholes in […]
Groups Representing Workers, Families, Faith, Small Business, Communities of Color Endorse House-Backed Tax Hikes on Rich & Corporations While Proposing Others Showing public demand for fairer taxes on the wealthy and corporations included in the Build Back Better Act (BBAA) that passed the House of Representatives in November is as strong as ever, 101 national […]
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Dear Senator: The 101 organizations below urge you to support the important progressive tax reforms in the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBBA). They provide most of the revenue that will fund historic investments to help working families afford healthcare, childcare, education, housing, and more; access paid family and medical leave; and provide expanded tax credits […]
661 Billionaires Pumped $1.2 Billion Into 2020 Elections—About 1 Out of Every 10 Dollars Contributed As American Tycoons Translate Riches Into Political Clout Twelve years after the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to big money in politics with its controversial Citizens United decision handed down Jan. 21, 2010, a new report from Americans for Tax […]
January 19, 2022
TOP 10 AMERICAN BILLIONAIRES GET $1 BILLION RICHER EVERY DAY
Collective Fortune of 10 Richest Americans More Than Doubled Since Start of the Pandemic in March 2020, to $1.35 Trillion; With Every Passing Second, $12,600 Wealthier As the World Economic Forum, criticized “as an elitist gathering of the super-rich,” met virtually this week, the wealth of America’s 10 richest billionaires reached $1.35 trillion, more than […]