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September 29, 2023
NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS TRUMP-ERA IRS AUDITED LOW-INCOME WORKERS AT A HIGHER RATE THAN MILLIONAIRES
Now House Republicans Hope to Use a Government Shutdown to Gut IRS’s Newly Restored Focus on Rich Tax Cheats Recently published data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), analyzed by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), reveals that during the last year of the Trump administration—2020—working families receiving the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) were audited at […]
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August 16, 2023
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS STATEMENT ON ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
One year ago today, enactment of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) brought our nation a step closer to genuine tax fairness. And since the roughly $500 billion the IRA will raise over the next decade exclusively from the rich and corporations will fund critical responses to the climate crisis, it also brought us a […]
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June 13, 2023
WITH NEWEST TAX GIVEAWAYS TO BIG CORPORATIONS, GOP ONCE AGAIN PRIORITIZES RICH OVER WORKING FAMILIES
House Tax-Writing Panel Extends Costly Business Loopholes After Republicans Demanded Vital Services Be Cut in Debt-Limit Deal WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness executive director David Kass today released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee approved on a party-line vote the GOP Tax Scam 2.0, a partisan package of tax cuts heavily […]
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May 31, 2023
STATEMENT FROM AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON DEBT CEILING AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Regarding the agreement to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling reached by President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday, May 28th, Americans for Tax Fairness released the following statement: While President Biden pushed for closing tax loopholes and taxing the wealthy, the House Republicans unilaterally rejected that option, instead […]
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May 26, 2023
ATF Statement Opposing IRS Funding Repeal in Biden-McCarthy Negotiations
OPPOSE REPEAL of IRS FUNDING in BIDEN/McCARTHY NEGOTIATIONS May 25, 2023 Dear Member of Congress: Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 400 national, state and local organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans, strongly urges you to OPPOSE any attempt to repeal critical tax enforcement […]
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May 17, 2023
CBO FINDS REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN WOULD ADD TRILLIONS TO NATIONAL DEBT; MAKE WORKING FAMILIES PAY FOR IT BY SLASHING THEIR SERVICES
New Report Shines Spotlight on Republicans’ Fraudulent Claim That They Are The Party of “Deficit Reduction” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Permanently extending expired and expiring parts of the 2017 Trump-GOP tax law—as Republican leaders have promised to do—would add at least $3.5 trillion to the national debt over the next decade (including $370 billion in increased borrowing […]
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May 16, 2023
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS STATEMENT ON REPORTED GOP REJECTION OF TAX REFORMS IN DEBT TALKS
Dems Must Reject All Cuts to Services: Cuts That Harm Families, Kids, Education Don’t Deserve Consideration Washington, D.C. – In response to today’s report that Congressional Republicans are refusing to consider any tax increases for the ultra-wealthy or billion-dollar corporations in budget negotiations with the White House, tax fairness advocates are urging Democrats to take […]
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May 16, 2023
PANDEMIC PROFITS: BILLIONAIRES WEALTH GREW $1.7 TRILLION DURING THREE YEARS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
America’s Ultimate Tycoons Over Half Again Richer Than They Were Pre-Covid WASHINGTON – Proving that nothing stops the rich from getting richer—not even a national health emergency with millions of casualties—America’s billionaires grew $1.7 trillion, or 58%, more wealthy during the approximate three years of the federally declared Covid pandemic. The nation’s roughly 700 billionaires […]
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May 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: BILLIONAIRE SPENDING TOPPED $1 BILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2022 ELECTIONS
That’s 72% More than 2018 Midterms & A 300-Fold Increase Since 2010; This Immediate, Escalating Threat to Democracy Requires Campaign-Finance & Tax Reform WASHINGTON – Billionaires pumped over a billion dollars into the 2022 elections, nearly 75 percent higher than the last midterm campaign and 300 times more than billionaires spent just a dozen […]
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May 1, 2023
TRAVEL REWARDS: WHAT THE CROW FAMILY MAY HAVE BOUGHT BY HOSTING THOSE LUXURY TRIPS FOR JUSTICE THOMAS
New Information Shows His Vote for Citizens United Allowed the Billionaire Clan To Pump Tens of Millions of Dollars More Into Political Campaigns WASHINGTON – A nearly nine-fold increase in their ability to influence federal elections is one benefit the billionaire Crow family might ascribe to the years of luxurious hospitality they’ve provided to Supreme […]
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April 26, 2023
HOUSE GOP VOTES TO CUT SERVICES FOR WORKING FAMILIES WHILE MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE RICH TO CHEAT ON THEIR TAXES
Debt Package Slashes Childcare, Senior Nutrition, Housing Aid, Tuition Assistance While Also Damaging the Climate & Giving Free Pass to Wealthy Tax Evaders House Republicans today voted to kick 100,000 kids off childcare, deny affordable housing to over a million families, take away healthy meals from a million older Americans and reduce Social Security services—among […]
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April 26, 2023
VOTE NO ON SPEAKER MCCARTHY’S “DEFAULT ON AMERICA ACT”
Dear Member of Congress: Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 400 national, state and local organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans, strongly urges you to vote NO on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s “Default on America Act” when it comes to the House floor this week. […]
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April 18, 2023
CLASHING PRIORITIES THIS TAX DAY: GOP WANTS TO SLASH SERVICES, AMERICANS WANT FAIRER TAXES
In Pilgrimage to Wall Street, McCarthy Demands Reduced Aid for Families—Huge Coalition Urges Tax Reforms on Rich to Protect Social Security, Medicare WASHINGTON – Clashing fiscal priorities are on full display this Tax Day. The day after GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street to announce that his party would trigger a recession […]
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April 11, 2023
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS NAMES DAVID KASS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Council on Foundations’ David Kass Becomes New Executive Director, Replacing Founding Chief Frank Clemente Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) announced today the selection of David Kass as the Executive Director, succeeding Frank Clemente who is retiring as head of the group 11 years after helping found it. Kass, who will assume the […]
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March 9, 2023
BIDEN BUDGET & TAX PLAN FAVORS WORKING FAMILIES AND DRAWS STARK CONTRAST WITH GOP PRIORITIES
Sticking to his commitment since the 2020 campaign to make the rich and corporations start paying their fair share of taxes and use that money to create an economy that works for all of us, President Biden today released a budget that would raise $4 trillion in tax revenue over the next ten years and […]
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February 9, 2023
SENATOR RICK SCOTT: TAX-FAIRNESS CHAMPION?
Advocates Welcome Him to Ranks After He Criticizes Joe Biden for Use of a Tax Loophole for Rich Business Owners Before He Was President Tax fairness advocates today welcomed Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to their cause, urging him to introduce legislation that would extend the Medicare Trust Fund by an extra 12 years by closing […]
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January 25, 2023
POLLING COMPILATION: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR MORE IRS TAX ENFORCEMENT FUNDING
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January 9, 2023
IN FIRST LEGISLATIVE VOTE, TOP PRIORITY FOR NEW GOP HOUSE IS PROTECTING RICH TAX CHEATS
House Republicans will use their majority to repeal $72 billion in new IRS funding designed to catch wealthy and corporate tax cheats and improve customer service for average taxpayers Washington, D.C. – The first legislative vote by the new House Republican majority scheduled for Monday evening, January 9, is to repeal nearly all of the […]
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January 3, 2023
IN VOTE TODAY, #1 PRIORITY FOR NEW GOP HOUSE IS PROTECTING RICH TAX CHEATS
In their first legislative vote of the new Congress, House Republicans will use their majority to repeal IRS funding designed to close tax gap that lets wealthy and corporate tax cheats evade billions The first legislative vote by the new House Republican majority scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, is to repeal nearly all of the […]
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December 20, 2022
AFTER FINALLY OBTAINING TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS, CONGRESSIONAL PANEL SHOULD RELEASE THEM TO PUBLIC
As Ways & Means Meets Today to Vote on Disclosure, It’s Clear Americans Have a Right to Know If Trump Is a Tax Dodger or Gained from Official Actions After winning a nearly four-year battle to obtain access to Donald Trump’s tax returns, the House Ways and Means Committee should in its scheduled meeting today […]
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December 20, 2022
IN BLOCKING RENEWAL OF THREE CORPORATE TAX BREAKS, CONGRESS IS POISED TO WIN ONE FOR TAX FAIRNESS
On the Other Hand, Congress Is About to Give More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy Saving for Retirement While Giving Crumbs to Working People In a victory for tax fairness, Congress has rejected in the newly released omnibus spending package the renewal of three major tax breaks urgently sought by big corporations, which were part […]
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December 19, 2022
POLLING COMPILATION ON TAXING CORPORATIONS
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December 16, 2022
2022 ATF MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
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December 14, 2022
CONGRESS MUST NOT GIVE PRIVATE EQUITY BILLIONAIRES A HUGE TAX CUT IN END-OF-YEAR BUDGET DEAL
‘If Democrats…Cave to This Special Interest Demand They Will Be Betraying Working Families’ Private equity billionaires would be among the big winners from a corporate lobbying push in Congress to reap a windfall from a retroactive tax break in the omnibus bill now being crafted. Lobbyists and their many allies in Congress are trying to […]
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December 7, 2022
CONGRESS URGED TO BOOST CORPORATE TAXES, NOT CUT THEM
In Letter to Congress at Start of Lame Duck, Nearly 60 National Groups Oppose Loophole Extensions that Could Cost $600 Billion Reflecting growing public demand for tax fairness, 58 national organizations yesterday sent a letter to Congress urging it to reject the extension of three corporate tax loopholes that could cost up to $600 billion […]
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November 9, 2022
STATEMENT OF AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS
The following statement was issued by Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness: Through an onslaught of TV ads this fall, Congressional Republicans and their two super PACs tried to make this election a referendum on false claims about increased taxes on the middle class and increased funding for the IRS—and they lost. […]
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November 3, 2022
REPORT: BILLIONAIRE MONEY IN THE 2022 ELECTION
Nation’s Richest Donors Have Pumped a Record $900 Million Into Midterms; 60% of Contributions Favor Republicans Less than a week before Election Day of this year’s crucial midterm elections, a new report finds that America’s billionaires had as of Sept. 30 pumped $881 million into federal elections, distorting our democracy by drowning out the voices of […]
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September 21, 2022
CLUB FOR GROWTH FLOODS MIDTERMS WITH BILLIONAIRE CASH THREATENING OUR DEMOCRACY
Nearly 2/3 of Group’s Super PAC Funding This Cycle Comes from 3 Billionaires Investing Millions to Save Their Families Much More in Taxes As of the end of July, just three billionaire households were responsible for almost two-thirds (64%)—or over $35 million—of the nearly $56 million raised this election cycle by Club for Growth Action […]
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August 31, 2022
LABOR DAY REPORT: TAX-FAIRNESS GROUP CONTRASTS STARBUCKS’ ANTI-UNION TACTICS WITH EXPLODING WEALTH OF CORPORATION AND CEO HOWARD SCHULTZ
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the country prepares to celebrate its national holiday in honor of working people this Labor Day, a new report from Americans for Tax Fairness contrasts the super-sized gains in profitability and fortune of Starbucks and its billionaire CEO, Howard Shultz, with the bareknuckle tactics they’re employing to fight their low-wage workers’ […]
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August 12, 2022
STATEMENT OF AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
Statement of Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness: On behalf of the hundreds of endorsing organizations of the Americans for Tax Fairness coalition, I applaud House passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal in getting the job […]
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August 7, 2022
STATEMENT OF AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON SENATE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
Statement of Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness: On behalf of the hundreds of endorsing organizations of the Americans for Tax Fairness coalition, I applaud Senate passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This legislation requires some of the nation’s most profitable corporations and wealthiest citizens to begin to contribute a […]
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July 28, 2022
STATEMENT OF AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
The following is a statement of Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, on the announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin: “This agreement is a big deal and a big win for the American people. A 15% minimum tax on the biggest corporations […]
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July 28, 2022
STATEMENT OF FRANK CLEMENTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS, UPON HOUSE INTRODUCTION OF THE BILLIONAIRE MINIMUM INCOME TAX
Thank you Representatives Cohen and Beyer for introducing the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act—a proposal put forward by President Biden earlier this year. I am here representing the hundreds of national and state organizations that are part of American for Tax Fairness—a coalition of human needs groups, unions, think tanks and more. We are working […]
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July 26, 2022
SENATOR MANCHIN: TAX INCREASES & DEFICIT REDUCTION WILL NOT CAUSE INFLATION
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July 15, 2022
STATEMENT ON SEN. JOE MANCHIN REVERSING HIS SUPPORT FOR A FAIRER TAX SYSTEM
The following is a statement from Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, on Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision to no longer support raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations as part of negotiations over an economic plan. “For the last year, Sen. Manchin has consistently said one of his top three priorities in […]
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July 13, 2022
300+ RICH AMERICANS URGE DEMOCRATS TO INCLUDE HOUSE-PASSED MILLIONAIRES SURCHARGE IN NEW ECONOMIC PLAN
Disney Heir, Former BlackRock Director, Seventh Generation Founder Send Letter to U.S. Senate from 304 Wealthy Taxpayers Supporting Extra Levy on Incomes Over $10 Million Three rich Americans – Abigail Disney, Morris Pearl and Jeffrey Hollender – today released a letter to Senate Democrats from 304 wealthy taxpayers urging the senators to include in their new […]
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July 13, 2022
NEW REPORT REVEALS GROWING & DANGEROUS TREND OF BILLIONAIRES BUYING FEDERAL ELECTIONS
America’s Wealthiest Pump Millions Into 2022 Campaigns, Mostly to Republicans Who Will Cut Their Taxes, Including Many Who Back Lie That Trump Beat Biden A new report from Americans for Tax Fairness has found that America’s billionaires are pumping tens of millions of dollars into the 2022 midterm elections, mostly backing Republican candidates for Congress […]
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June 24, 2022
ATF STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO OVERTURNING OF ROE V WADE
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which would end the Constitutional right to an abortion, Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente released the following statement: Today, a far-right Supreme Court, unrestrained by precedent, ruled to reverse a basic fundamental freedom strongly supported by the public […]
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June 10, 2022
Meet Billionaire Jeffrey Yass
Meet Jeffrey Yass. He’s the billionaire owner of a powerful Wall Street trading firm, an early investor in TikTok, and the richest man in Pennsylvania. And he’s trying to buy our democracy. If you’ve never heard of Yass, that’s just the way he likes it. He avoids publicity and doesn’t give interviews, but his money […]
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May 19, 2022
BASED ON THEIR WEALTH GROWTH, 26 TOP BILLIONAIRES PAID AN AVERAGE INCOME TAX RATE OF JUST 4.8% OVER 6 RECENT YEARS
IRS Data from ProPublica Reveals Some of America’s Richest Paid Next to Nothing On Their ‘True Income’ in 2013-18 Twenty-six of the richest people in America paid an average federal income tax rate of just 4.8% over six years (2013-18) when the growth in their wealth is counted as income, according to Americans for Tax Fairness […]
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April 15, 2022
TAX DAY TO BE LAUNCH DATE FOR TAX BILLIONAIRES CAMPAIGN
Groups Mobilizing Nationwide Monday, April 18, to Launch Election-Year Campaign Highlighting Largely Untaxed Pandemic Wealth Gains of Billionaires and Need for a Billionaires Income Tax Featured: Zoom Media Event with Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Robert Reich, Monday, April 18, 1pm ET Tax Day 2022 (Monday, April 18) will be the launch date […]
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April 14, 2022
THIS TAX DAY, AMERICA’S WORKING FAMILIES ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE BUT AMERICA’S BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT
$2 Trillion, or 70%, Pandemic Wealth Gain of Nation’s 740 Richest May Well Go Untaxed, Making Case for President Biden’s Proposed Billionaires Income Tax A Similar Tax Proposed by Senate’s Chief Tax Writer Would Reap Up to $555 Billion to Lower Working-Family Costs for Healthcare, Childcare & Other Vital Services On Tax Day, April 18, […]
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March 28, 2022
BIDEN BUDGET MAKES HISTORY WITH BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX
Yearly Tax on Investment Gains of Ultrarich, Now Largely Untaxed, Will Raise $360 Billion Sticking to his winning 2020 campaign pledge to more fairly tax the rich and corporations, President Biden plans to use a billionaires income tax to help fund his proposed federal budget for next year, according to a fact sheet released on […]
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March 24, 2022
BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX SHOULD BE IN MIX AS DEMS RETURN TO CRAFTING A TAX AND INVESTMENT PLAN
New ATF Resources Push for Including Annual Tax on Billionaire Investment Gains in Renewed Budget Reconciliation Talks Democrats returning to the task of crafting a new version of President Biden’s tax and investment plan this spring should include a Billionaires Income Tax (BIT) in their menu of tax reform options, according to Americans for Tax Fairness […]
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March 22, 2022
POLLING COMPILATION: BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX
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March 11, 2022
AFTER 2 YEARS OF COVID, U.S. BILLIONAIRES ARE $1.7 TRILLION, OR 57%, RICHER
That Huge Leap in Wealth May Never Be Taxed Unless Congress Enacts a Billionaires Income Tax Two years into the biggest national health crisis in recent history, U.S. billionaires’ wealth continues to soar above the misery: as of March 10, their collective wealth has shot up by $1.7 trillion, or 57%, since the pandemic emergency […]
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March 7, 2022
BILLIONAIRE BASEBALL BARONS HITTING UP PLAYERS…& TAXPAYERS?
Half of MLB Owners Now Locking Out America’s Pastime Are Billionaires Whose Wealth Increased 25% During the Pandemic Half the baseball owners threatening America’s pastime by locking out their players in a greedy money grab belong to another club: that of billionaires, who as a group are hitting up the American people by paying too […]
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March 7, 2022
CORPORATE TAX DODGERS TRY TO SNEAK $125 BILLION R&D TAX BREAK INTO MUST-PASS OMNIBUS BUDGET DEAL
At least half a dozen big corporations lobbying Congress to slip a tax cut into an upcoming must-pass omnibus budget bill have paid little or no federal income taxes over the past three years, an analysis released today by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) reveals. Last week, a group of prominent corporate CEOs organized as […]
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February 2, 2022
REPORT: AMERICAN WEALTH DYNASTIES POISED TO REACH TRILLION-DOLLAR LEVELS AND ESCAPE ESTATE TAX IN PERPETUITY
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 […]
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February 1, 2022
101 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE SENATE TO ADOPT TAX REFORMS IN BUILD BACK BETTER—AND MORE
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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January 21, 2022
BILLIONAIRES ARE SPENDING 39 TIMES MORE ON FEDERAL ELECTIONS SINCE CITIZENS UNITED SUPREME COURT DECISION IN 2010
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 […]
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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 […]
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January 6, 2022
219 ECONOMISTS, LAW PROFESSORS & OTHER ACADEMICS URGE CONGRESS TO INCLUDE THE ‘BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX’ IN BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Open Letter Argues the Levy on Billionaire Wealth Growth Would Ensure Nation’s Richest Are Included in Tax Reform Nearly 220 economists, law professors and other scholars on the economy today sent a letter to Congress making the case for including the “Billionaires Income Tax” (BIT) in the final Build Back Better (BBB) legislation now before the […]
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January 4, 2022
AMERICA’S BILLIONAIRES GOT $1 TRILLION RICHER LAST YEAR
25% Jump in Collective Wealth of Nation’s Billionaires—All Tax Free—Could Pay for Half of 10-Year Build Back Better Plan America’s nearly 750 billionaires collectively got $1 trillion richer in 2021, a tax-free 25% gain, according to calculations by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) based on Forbes data. Their wealth rose from $4.1 trillion to $5.1 […]
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December 27, 2021
2021 ATF Media Highlights
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December 21, 2021
MUSK’S $11 BILLION TAX BILL IS BIG NEWS—BECAUSE IT’S JUST 10% OF HIS WEALTH INCREASE SO FAR THIS YEAR
Tesla Founder Still Worth $239 Billion After Paying Up; Most Years for Most Billionaires, Taxation is Basically Voluntary, Showing Need for Billionaires Income Tax The self-congratulatory announcement by Elon Musk that he is paying $11 billion in income taxes this year is a big deal, but not for the reasons he and his Twitter fans […]
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December 20, 2021
SEN. MANCHIN’S OPPOSITION TO BUILD BACK BETTER ACT IS NOT BASED ON THE FACTS
ATF Analysis Shows that the Legislation Will Not Increase Inflation and the 10-Year Cost Can be Fully Paid for with Fairer Taxes on Rich & Corporations Because the two principal reasons cited by Sen. Joe Manchin in a Fox News Sunday interview for his opposition to the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), are not based on […]
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December 8, 2021
BUILD BACK BETTER ACT WILL RAISE TAX RATES ON MILLIONAIRES
Earlier Error by Congressional Scorekeeper Has Been Corrected, Showing $1 Million+ Incomes Face Higher Tax Rates Under Democrats’ Plan; Meanwhile, Working Family Incomes Will Go Up Thanks to Bigger Tax Credits Contrary to Republican claims that millionaires will get a big tax break from the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBBA) now before the Senate, the tax […]
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November 18, 2021
TAX FAIRNESS COALITION CELEBRATES HOUSE PASSAGE OF DEMOCRATS’ HISTORIC BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Investments to Lower Costs for Working Families and Save the Planet Are Paid for with $1.5 Trillion in Tax Reforms on Rich and Corporations WASHINGTON, D.C. – House passage tonight of the Democrats’ historic Build Back Better Act (BBBA) was met with celebration by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a coalition of over 400 endorsing organizations […]
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November 7, 2021
ELON MUSK WORTH $318 BILLION: THE CASE FOR A BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX
Now worth $318 billion, Musk’s wealth climbed $109 billion in just three weeks, but little if any will be taxed even if Build Back Better Act becomes law 58% in Musk’s Twitter poll say he should sell 10% of Tesla stock to pay taxes on his unrealized gains Offering the best argument imaginable for the […]
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November 5, 2021
TAX COALITION URGES U.S. HOUSE TO VOTE YES ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ‘BUILD BACK BETTER ACT’
Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 400 national, state and local organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans, sent this letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday urging passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), which is expected to […]
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November 4, 2021
LETTER: VOTE YES ON H.R. 5376, THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
Dear Member of Congress: Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 400 national, state and local organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans, strongly urges you to vote YES on President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) when it comes to the House floor. The […]
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November 1, 2021
OVER 250 MILLIONAIRES PUSH CONGRESS TO MAKE BILLIONAIRES PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE
Open Letter from Over 250 Millionaires Supports ‘Billionaires Income Tax’ As the Only Way to Ensure Nation’s Wealthiest Are Included in Tax Reform Pushing for a fair tax code that requires all Americans to pay their fair share, over 250 millionaires urged Congress in a letter today to move forward with including the “Billionaires Income Tax” […]
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October 28, 2021
BUILD BACK BETTER DEAL MARKS GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN TAX AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
By Raising Taxes on Rich & Corporations to Fund Services for Working Families, Biden’s Framework Reverses a Political Narrative in Place Since Reagan; Trickle-Down Economics Finally Trickles Out President Biden’s Build Back Better framework released today fully repudiates the bankrupt “trickle-down” economics of tax cuts for the rich and corporations and service cuts for the rest […]
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October 27, 2021
REPORT SHOWS BILLIONAIRES FOUND IN ALMOST EVERY STATE GOT RICHER DURING PANDEMIC & WOULD BE SUBJECT TO NEW FEDERAL TAX
Proposed ‘Billionaires Income Tax’ Would Tap Pandemic Profits & Other Investment Gains of Richest 750 Americans to Fund Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda Billionaires in nearly every corner of America got richer during COVID and their pandemic profits—along with other investment income currently not taxed—would be subject to a Billionaires Income Tax now being considered […]
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October 21, 2021
100+ NATIONAL GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO ADOPT BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX TO HELP FUND BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN
Annual Levy on Market Gains of 750 U.S. Billionaires Could Raise Hundreds of Billions; Without It, Many Tycoons Would Continue to Avoid Paying Taxes At least 103 national organizations collectively representing millions of Americans sent a letter to Congress today urging it to include the Billionaires Income Tax (BIT) among the funding sources for the […]
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October 18, 2021
U.S. BILLIONAIRES WEALTH SURGED BY 70%, OR $2.1 TRILLION, DURING PANDEMIC; THEY ARE NOW WORTH A COMBINED $5 TRILLION
Sen. Wyden’s Billionaires Income Tax Tapping Those Huge Returns Could Raise Big Revenue to Fund President Biden’s Build Back Better Investment Plan America’s billionaires have grown $2.1 trillion richer during the pandemic, their collective fortune skyrocketing by 70%—from just short of $3 trillion at the start of the COVID crisis on March 18, 2020, to […]
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October 8, 2021
BIDEN TEAM GETS GLOBAL OK FOR MINIMUM CORPORATE TAX RATE, PAVING WAY FOR DOMESTIC CORPORATE TAX REFORMS
15% Floor Will Help Shut Down World Tax Havens That Bleed American Jobs The Biden Administration has secured an international agreement to begin to end the world race to the bottom on corporate tax rates, saving American jobs and public revenue and paving the way for domestic reforms that will require U.S. corporations to pay […]
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October 5, 2021
SUPERMAJORITY & BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE BILLIONAIRES INCOME TAX
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September 29, 2021
WEST VIRGINIA POLL SHOWS VOTERS SUPPORT $3.5 TRILLION INVESTMENT PACKAGE IN CONGRESS WHEN PAID FOR BY BILLIONAIRES AND CORPORATIONS
Survey Should Assuage Sen. Manchin’s Worries Over Cost of Spending Plan Charleston, WV — Taxing billionaires and corporations dramatically increases support among voters in West Virginia for the $3.5-trillion Build Back Better investment plan now before Congress. It would make healthcare, childcare, education and housing more affordable, and continue the expansions in the Child Tax […]
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September 28, 2021
GSG West Virginia Poll Deck Aug. 2021
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September 28, 2021
GSG West Virginia Poll Toplines Aug 2021
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September 28, 2021
NEWS THAT HALF OF RICHEST U.S. FAMILIES DODGE ESTATE TAX PROVES NEED FOR WAYS & MEANS REFORMS, PLUS MORE
Bloomberg, Oprah, Lorne Michaels, Other Wealthy Scions Use Special Trusts to Avoid Taxes & Create Family Dynasties; Ways & Means Committee Tax Plan Starts to Address Scandal but Further Reform Is Needed Bombshell news from ProPublica that over half of the nation’s richest families are using special trusts to dodge the estate tax and create […]
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September 22, 2021
VIDEO: President Biden on making billionaires pay their fair share in the Build Back Better agenda
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September 15, 2021
VIDEO: TELL CONGRESS: CLOSE THE BILLIONAIRES STEPPED-UP BASIS LOOPHOLE
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September 14, 2021
POLLING COMPILATION: BIDEN’S TAX PLAN, TAXING THE WEALTHY, CORPORATIONS & THE TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT
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September 13, 2021
STATEMENT ON THE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE TAX PLAN
Tax plan is an important step forward and provides a down payment; full House and Senate are urged to create an even fairer tax system to build back better. The following is a statement from Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, about a four-page fact sheet from the House Ways and Means […]
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September 2, 2021
58 GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO IMMEDIATELY ENACT BIDEN PLAN TO CLOSE OFFSHORE TAX LOOPHOLES
Today, 58 national groups released a letter to Members of Congress in support of President Biden’s international corporate tax reforms. The groups collectively represent millions of Americans, including women, workers, retirees, students, teachers, faith leaders, and small business owners. The letter comes as House and Senate leaders work out a $3.5 trillion Budget Reconciliation Bill that would […]
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September 2, 2021
58 NATIONAL GROUPS SUPPORT IMMEDIATE ENACTMENT OF BIDEN’S PLAN TO CLOSE OFFSHORE TAX LOOPHOLES
Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned organizations write with an urgent message: don’t let tax-dodging multinational corporations continue to avoid paying their fair share of taxes that are needed to help working people afford healthcare, eldercare, childcare, education and housing, and to make other public investments vital to fighting climate change and supporting families and […]
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August 24, 2021
U.S. HOUSE PASSES BUDGET RESOLUTION PAVING WAY FOR TAX FAIRNESS AND HISTORIC INVESTMENTS
Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) applauded House Democrats for passing a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that set a framework for advancing President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda through Congress. Biden’s agenda includes critical investments to make healthcare, eldercare, childcare, housing and education more affordable and to combat the scourge of climate change through clean energy […]
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August 24, 2021
LETTER: UNION SUPPORT FOR STRONG INTERNATIONAL TAX REFORM
Dear Chairman Neal, The undersigned unions representing millions of members nationwide urge you to support strong international tax reforms that raise at least $600 billion in new revenue from multinational corporations through the Build Back Better reconciliation package. Our members live and work in every congressional district in the country, and they expect their representatives […]
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August 24, 2021
AMERICAN BILLIONAIRES GOT 62% RICHER DURING PANDEMIC — ALMOST ALL THAT WEALTH GROWTH WILL GO INCOME-TAX FREE, SHOWING NEED FOR BIDEN’S TAX REFORMS & INVESTMENT PLANS
Billionaires’ Collective Fortune Grew $1.8 Trillion Over 17 Months, Enough to Pay for Over Half of Biden’s Proposed $3.5 Trillion Investment in Healthcare, Education & More America’s billionaires have grown $1.8 trillion richer during the pandemic, their collective fortune skyrocketing by nearly two-thirds (62%) from just short of $3 trillion at the start of the […]
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August 9, 2021
715+ STATE & NATIONAL GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT BIDEN’S BUILD BACK BETTER TAX & INVESTMENT PACKAGE AS U.S. SENATE BEGINS DEBATING MEASURE
Today, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) released letters to Congress signed by 620 state groups and 97 national groups in support of President Biden’s Build Back Better tax and investment plans. The letters are part of a nationwide grassroots campaign representing millions of Americans, including women, workers, retirees, students, teachers, faith leaders, and small business […]
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August 2, 2021
TALKING POINTS ON THE BIDEN TAX PLAN
These are poll-tested messages based on three national and 6 state surveys (see sources at end). Core Message About Build Back Better Plan and Taxes President Biden’s Build Back Better plan will create millions of good-paying jobs and help ease the burden of high costs facing working families. The plan will make sure the wealthy […]
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July 14, 2021
SKYROCKETING BILLIONAIRE WEALTH GROWTH—ALMOST ALL TAX-FREE—PROVES NEED FOR BIDEN TAX REFORMS ON RICH
Nation’s Tycoons Have Enjoyed a $1.8 Trillion Jump in Fortune Since Pandemic Start; Their Rise in Riches Alone Could Pay for Biden’s Proposed Family Investments The nation’s 713 billionaires have seen their collective wealth grow by an astronomical $1.76 trillion, or nearly 60%, since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, according to the […]
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July 1, 2021
80 NATIONAL GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO OPPOSE TAX BREAKS FOR WEALTHY & CORPORATIONS IN BIDEN BUILD BACK BETTER PACKAGE
Today, Americans For Tax Fairness (ATF), along with 79 other national organizations, released a letter to Congress in support of President Biden’s Tax Plan. In the letter, the co-signers, write: “Biden’s plans are big and bold public investments financed by requiring the rich and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes. The president’s economic […]
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June 17, 2021
ATF CALLS NEW SENATE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN A ‘BAD DEAL’
Clemente: “Democrats Must Not Walk Away from Making Corporations Pay Their Fair Share” ATF’s Frank Clemente today released the following statement on the Senate’s latest GOP-backed infrastructure deal supported by 20 Senators: “The GOP-backed infrastructure deal, supported by twenty senators, puts corporations far ahead of workers and billionaires way ahead of local communities. President Biden […]
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June 11, 2021
LETTER TO G7 COUNTRIES IN SUPPORT OF AN EMERGENCY FTT TO ASSIST DEVELOPING DEMOCRACIES
We the undersigned are a diverse, non-partisan group of economists, lawyers, tax experts, public policy analysts, developing country specialists, accountants, advisors on ethics, health specialists, documentary filmmakers, business people, journalists, and anti-poverty, tax justice, and human rights advocates from all G7 countries and several developing democracies. We have joined together to request that you consider […]
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June 10, 2021
NEW POLL SHOWS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR BIDEN’S PLANS TO RAISE TAXES ON WEALTHY AND CORPORATIONS
By 29-point Margin, Voters Say Raising Taxes On Wealthy Helps Economy A new national poll by ALG Research and Hart Research released today finds strong support for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations, that it is a top-tier priority issue for voters, and that highlighting it boosts support for President Biden’s economic plans. The […]
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June 9, 2021
ATF POLL ON THE BIDEN TAX PLAN
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June 9, 2021
MESSAGING MEMO ON BIDEN’S TAX & ECONOMIC PLANS
From May 20-25, 2021, ALG Research and Hart Research Associates conducted a national survey among 1,104 registered voters on behalf of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF). This memo reviews the survey’s key message findings. Core Message. We recommend this core message as the foundation for communications in support of the tax provisions in President Biden’s […]
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June 9, 2021
POLLSTER DECKS ON SUPPORT FOR BIDEN’S TAX & ECONOMIC PLANS
National Groups deck State Groups deck 15 min presentation Rural (and Trump) voter deck
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June 9, 2021
POLLSTERS MEMO ON BIDEN’S TAX & ECONOMIC PLANS
To: Interested Parties From: ALG Research, Hart Research and Americans for Tax Fairness Re: Poll shows strong desire for higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations A new national poll commissioned by Americans for Tax Fairness finds that there is strong support for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations, that it is a top-tier […]
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June 8, 2021
BLOCKBUSTER REPORT ON BILLIONAIRE TAX DODGERS HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR BIDEN REFORMS
Bezos, Bloomberg, Buffett, Musk Went Years Paying $0 Income Taxes—Biden’s Plan Would Close Some Loopholes But Many Others Would Remain & Need Closing Today, ProPublica released a blockbuster report showing that billionaires go years without paying any federal income taxes, and when they do pay, the bill is a smaller fraction of their income than […]
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June 3, 2021
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON BIDEN’S OFFER TO REMOVE 28% CORPORATE TAX RATE INCREASE DURING NEGOTIATIONS WITH GOP
Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente issued the following statement on news that President Biden has dropped his demand that a bipartisan infrastructure package include an increase in the corporate income tax rate to 28%: “It appears that President Biden has not abandoned his campaign pledge to raise the corporate income tax rate […]
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May 28, 2021
BIDEN BUDGET OFFERS BLUEPRINT TO BUILD BACK BETTER
Wealthy and Corporations Will Begin to Pay Their Fair Share as Public Demands, Providing a ‘Job-Creating Juggernaut’ President Biden’s first annual budget, released today, sharply breaks with 40 years of failed trickle-down tax cuts to make major investments in American families and communities and ensure that the wealthy and corporations start paying closer to their […]
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May 27, 2021
GOP INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IGNORES NEEDS, GIVES RICH & CORPORATIONS A FREE PASS
Instead of Closing Loopholes & Making Corporations Pay Their Fair Share, GOP Seeks to Drain Off Pandemic Relief Funds West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito and her Senate Republican colleagues today unveiled their infrastructure counteroffer, which ignores vital community needs like housing, hospital and school construction and gives corporations who aren’t paying their fair share […]
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May 25, 2021
ICYMI: HOUSE REPUBLICANS’ OWN POLLING HIGHLIGHTS POPULARITY OF BIDEN’S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that House Republicans’ own polling from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) showcases the political toxicity of their position on taxes. According to the Post, a poll from the National Republican Congressional Committee found among voters in battleground districts, when it was noted that Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure […]
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May 20, 2021
MAKING RICH & CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES IS WINNING POLITICAL MESSAGE FOR DEMOCRATS
POLLING & PUNDITS AGREE: REFORMING THE RIGGED TAX SYSTEM TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTHCARE, CHILDCARE, EDUCATION & GREEN ENERGY IS WIDELY & WILDLY POPULAR (Washington, D.C.) President Biden’s bold plan to raise $3.6 trillion through fairer taxes on the wealthy and corporations to help pay for improved infrastructure, childcare, healthcare, education, green energy, and more […]
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May 14, 2021
TAX DAY ARRIVES WITH NEW FOCUS ON CATCHING RICH TAX CHEATS & CLOSING LOOPHOLES
Biden Would Crack Down on Tax-Evading Wealthy & Big Companies, Curb Offshore Corporate Tax Dodging & Tax Wealth Like Work A welcome new focus from the Biden Administration on catching rich tax cheats and closing tax loopholes makes tax fairness the theme of this year’s delayed IRS filing deadline. With wealthy cheats regularly stiffing the American […]
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May 7, 2021
MORE PERFECT UNION EXPLAINER VIDEO: ALL THE WAYS BIDEN PLANS TO TAX THE RICH
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April 28, 2021
AMERICAN FAMILIES PLAN WILL STOP RICH TAX CHEATS AND MAKE RICH PAY A FAIRER SHARE
TAXING INCOME FROM WEALTH LIKE WAGES, CLOSING LOOPHOLES AND MAKING RICH PLAY BY SAME RULES WOULD HELP REBUILD MIDDLE CLASS AND FUND HEALTHCARE, CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION President Biden’s American Families Plan, released today, would boost funding by $1.5 trillion for healthcare, childcare and education serving working families by cracking down on rich individual and corporate […]
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April 26, 2021
FOX NEWS: 56% FAVOR HIGHER CORPORATE TAX RATE, 63% FAVOR INCREASING TAXES ON RICH
BIDEN’S AMERICAN JOBS PLAN APPROVAL SOARS WHEN TIED WITH MAKING CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE New polls from ABC/Washington Post and Fox News show that support for making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, including by raising the corporate tax rate, continues to have strong support from the public. “For far too long […]
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April 16, 2021
WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR FUNDING BIDEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN WITH TAXES ON RICH & CORPORATIONS
SUPPORT RISES WHEN PLAN IS FUNDED BY RAISING TAXES ON CORPORATIONS At least eight polls have been conducted and released recently showing strong support for President Biden’s Made in America Tax Plan, which would raise about $2.5 trillion from corporations to pay for the $2.3 trillion cost of the American Jobs Plan. These polls also […]
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April 14, 2021
BILLIONAIRE PANDEMIC WEALTH GAINS OF 55%, OR $1.6 TRILLION, COME AMID THREE DECADES OF RAPID WEALTH GROWTH
Report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies Whether measured over 13 months or 31 years, the growth of U.S. billionaire wealth is both astounding and troubling based on Forbes data as of April 12, 2021. Billionaire wealth growth has perversely accelerated over the 13 months of global pandemic. But the piling […]
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March 31, 2021
TAX COALITION PRAISES BIDEN’S CORPORATE TAX REFORMS THAT PAY FOR HIS BOLD INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
By Pairing ‘American Jobs Plan’ With ‘Made in America Tax Plan’, President Aims to Strengthen Physical and Human Infrastructure While Ensuring Corporations Start Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes The following is a statement from Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), regarding President Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP). The ATF coalition […]
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March 31, 2021
MORE THAN 80 GROUPS PLEDGE SUPPORT OF BIDEN’S BOLD & EQUITABLE BUILD BACK BETTER INVESTMENT & TAX AGENDA
Today, 84 groups promoting economic and social justice sent a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris in support of their Build Back Better public investment and tax fairness agenda. The groups, representing a diverse coalition of unions, faith, policy and advocacy organizations said in the letter: “Your tax and investment plans were the […]
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March 25, 2021
SENATOR SANDERS, REP. GOMEZ UNVEIL “FOR THE 99.5% ACT” REFORMING ESTATE TAX
PUBLIC OPINION AND 51 NATIONAL GROUPS SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD RAISE $430 BILLION OVER 10 YEARS Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) and Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA) released the “For the 99.5% Act,” legislation that would strengthen the federal estate tax and raise $430 billion over 10 years, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. “Our […]
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March 24, 2021
55 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE SUPPORT OF THE SANDERS-GOMEZ ESTATE TAX REFORM BILL: “FOR THE 99.5% ACT”
Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned organizations urge you to cosponsor the For The 99.5% Act, whose lead sponsors are Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jimmy Gomez. The legislation would strengthen the federal estate tax, which is paid only by the top 1% by wealth. It would raise $430 billion over 10 years, according to […]
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March 23, 2021
ONE-YEAR ROUNDUP OF BILLIONAIRE WEALTH GROWTH DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THE TOP PANDEMIC PROFITEERS
For the past year, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) have tracked the wealth growth of America’s billionaires since March 18, 2020, the rough beginning of the pandemic. This report summarizes the extraordinary growth in wealth of those now 657 billionaires based on real-time data from Forbes on March […]
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March 11, 2021
A YEAR INTO CRISIS, BILLIONAIRES COULD PAY FOR 2/3 OF BIDEN’S COVID RELIEF BILL WITH THEIR PANDEMIC PROFITS
As Presidential Address Marks Grim Coronavirus Anniversary, America’s Wealthiest 657 Stand $1.3 Trillion Richer Than They Were Last March One year, 530,000 deaths, 29 million cases, and 78 million lost jobs into the COVID-19 crisis, America’s billionaires have made so much money they could fund two-thirds of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) just with […]
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March 10, 2021
PRESENTATION BY JOHN ANZALONE
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March 3, 2021
POLLING COMPILATION ON A WEALTH TAX
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March 3, 2021
POLLING COMPILATION: TAXING CORPORATIONS & THE TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT
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March 1, 2021
WARREN WEALTH TAX WOULD HAVE RAISED $114 BILLION IN 2020 FROM NATION’S 650 BILLIONAIRES ALONE
Ten-Year Revenue Total Would Be $1.4 Trillion Even as Billionaire Wealth Continued to Grow America’s billionaires would owe a total of about $114 billion in wealth tax for 2020 if the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act introduced today by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) had been in effect last year, […]
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February 24, 2021
THROUGH 11 MONTHS OF NATIONAL PANDEMIC MISERY, U.S. BILLIONAIRES HAVE GROWN $1.3 TRILLION RICHER
664 Richest Americans Now Worth a Collective $4.2 Trillion, Up 44% Since COVID Shutdowns Began in March 2020 American billionaires continued their alternative experience of the coronavirus crisis as their total wealth shot past $4.2 trillion in February—up $1.3 trillion, or 44%, since the pandemic recession began 11 months ago. Billionaires reaped their bonanza even as […]
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February 18, 2021
88 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR STRONGER TAX ENFORCEMENT FOR WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS
Over the past decade, because of steep budget cuts, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reduced its audits of wealthy individuals and corporations so dramatically that now, low-income individuals receiving Earned Income Tax Credits are now audited at the same rate as the top one percent. As a result the U.S. loses hundreds of billions […]
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February 17, 2021
BIDEN 2020 POLLSTER: HIGHLIGHTING TAX FAIRNESS CAN PROVIDE MAJOR BENEFITS TO DEMOCRATS
As pollsters for President Biden’s campaign in both the primary and general election, we found that few issues generated broader, more intense support than raising taxes on those earning over $400,000 a year and closing tax loopholes for big corporations. The issue of tax fairness was therefore a core part of the Biden campaign’s messaging […]
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February 12, 2021
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: GOP PROVISION IN CARES ACT GIVES DRUG COMPANIES FAR BIGGER TAX REDUCTIONS FROM OPIOID CRISIS SETTLEMENTS
Today, the Washington Post reported that four big drug companies plan to deduct opioid-abuse settlements from their corporate taxes, saving each company roughly $1 billion, at the expense of American taxpayers. And those deductions are supercharged thanks to a provision in the coronavirus-relief CARES Act enacted last March. Companies generally may not write off amounts […]
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February 3, 2021
BILLIONAIRES SPORTS OWNERS LIKE CHIEFS’ HUNTS & BUCS’ GLAZERS ARE CHAMPS OF ECONOMIC SUPER BOWL
In Midst of Pandemic That Devastated Society, Including Sports, Total Wealth of 64 Billionaire Sports Barons Shot Up By $98.5 Billion, or over 30% Taxpayer Subsidies for Stadiums of 26 Billionaire Team Owners Have Totaled $9 Billion Since 1990, with most in last decade We won’t know the winner of this year’s Super Bowl till […]
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February 2, 2021
Washington Billionaires Got $151 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic, Their Collective Wealth Jumping Nearly One-Half
Gains of 13 Richest Residents Could Cover State’s $3 Billion Budget Shortfall Fifty Times Over & Still Leave Billionaires as Rich as They Were Before Pandemic State Wealth Tax Getting Hearing in Legislature Today Could Raise Billions a Year While Barely Slowing the Growth of Billionaire Wealth The collective wealth of Washington State’s 13 known […]
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January 26, 2021
10 MONTHS INTO CRISIS, U.S. BILLIONAIRES’ WEALTH CONTINUES TO CLIMB, UP $1.1 TRILLION—NEARLY 40%
660 Billionaires’ Collective Gain During COVID Crisis Could Pay for All of the Working Family Relief in Biden’s Coronavirus Response Plan Even as freshly empowered Democrats in Washington bring new focus to defeating the pandemic, not much has changed for America’s billionaires in the midst of the crisis—except the further swelling of their bank balances. […]
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January 21, 2021
VIDEO: How Biden plans to pay for his Build Back Better plan
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January 14, 2021
DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: BILLIONAIRES BACKED TRUMP WITH ALMOST $240 MILLION IN CAMPAIGN DONATIONS
Disgraced President Gave Tax Cuts in Return that Helped Billionaire Fortunes Jump by $1 Trillion During Pandemic; Adelson Alone Supplied Half the Cash Twice-impeached President Donald Trump was enabled with a total of almost a quarter billion dollars in campaign contributions from 134 of America’s billionaires during his short, violent political career, more than half […]
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January 8, 2021
MUSK OVERTAKES BEZOS AS THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD AS BILLIONAIRES CONTINUE TO GROW WEALTHIER DURING PANDEMIC
Musk’s Wealth Has Grown $163 Billion—Almost 7-Fold—Over Past 10 Months Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world, surpassing former titleholder and Amazon chief Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $187.7 billion, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaire net-worth estimates on Jan. 8, 2021 at 1pm. […]
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January 7, 2021
WITH GEORGIA WINS, BIDEN & CONGRESS SHOULD PASS AGGRESSIVE TAX & INVESTMENT PACKAGE TO REBUILD ECONOMY
With Georgia voters sending two Democratic senators to Washington to usher in a Democratic-controlled Senate, a President Biden will have the foundation to pursue the bold agenda he outlined during the campaign: at least $7 trillion in new investments funded by making the rich and corporations begin to pay their fair share of taxes, starting […]
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December 22, 2020
CONGRESS GIVES RICH & POWERFUL CHRISTMAS BONUSES THROUGH EXPENSIVE TAX BREAKS IN COVID RELIEF BILL
Big Business Gets Extra Goodies, Cutting What’s Available for Working Families Struggling Through Holiday Season; Multinational Corporations, Fancy Restaurants, Movie Studios All Score Pricey Gifts Like a misguided Santa shortchanging the poor side of town in order to give more to the rich kids, Congress in its year-end pandemic relief bill included over $220 billion […]
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December 22, 2020
NEW WEBSITE DETAILS BIDEN’S TAX-FAIRNESS MANDATE
He Got the Most Votes in History With Tax Fairness as a Centerpiece of His Campaign President-elect Joe Biden received the most votes of any Presidential candidate in history running on a promise to make the rich and corporations pay their fair share of taxes, starting with repealing their Trump-GOP tax cuts. Today, Americans for […]
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December 17, 2020
VIDEO: SIX REASONS IT’S TIME TO REPEAL TRUMP’S TAX BREAKS FOR THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS
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December 14, 2020
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS URGES CONGRESS TO OPPOSE TAX BREAKS FOR WEALTHY AND CORPORATIONS IN COVID PACKAGE
Costly tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations would only further heighten the economic inequalities already exacerbated by the pandemic Today, Americans For Tax Fairness, a coalition of more than 400 endorsing organizations released a letter to Congress urging them to oppose any tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations as they debate a year-end […]
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December 10, 2020
OPPOSE TAX BREAKS FOR WEALTHY & CORPORATIONS IN YEAR-END CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND RECOVERY PACKAGE
Dear Member of Congress: The Americans for Tax Fairness coalition of more than 400 endorsing organizations is heartened by the news that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are again trying to reach agreement on a coronavirus relief package. Millions of Americans face a dark and dangerous winter as key provisions of the CARES […]
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December 8, 2020
NET WORTH OF U.S. BILLIONAIRES HAS SOARED BY $1 TRILLION— TO TOTAL OF $4 TRILLION—SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN
Wealth Increase in 9 Months Exceeds Likely $908 Billion Cost of Covid Relief Package GOP Has Stalled as Too Costly The collective wealth of America’s 651 billionaires has jumped by over $1 trillion since roughly the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to a total of $4 trillion at market close on Monday, December 7, 2020. […]
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December 2, 2020
ATF 2020 Media Highlights
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November 11, 2020
AMERICANS VOTED FOR A GOVERNMENT THAT WILL CREATE A FAIR SHARE TAX SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US
Today, Americans for Tax Fairness released a video of president-elect Joe Biden’s statements about tax fairness issues, and a statement from Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, on the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: “Vice President Biden ran a full-throated campaign in support of making the rich and corporations pay […]
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November 10, 2020
VIDEO: BIDEN’S BOLD TAX FAIRNESS MANDATE
“[Billionaires] ain’t gonna be gaming the system anymore in a Biden administration.” —President-elect Joe Biden “Joe Biden and I are about to work to get rid of [Trump’s] tax cut & invest that money in working families.” —Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Voters just made a bold tax fairness agenda a mandate!
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October 23, 2020
VIDEO: #CorruptTrumpEconomy— Trump did NOT build ‘the greatest economy in history’
We’re not letting Trump get away with lying about building the “greatest economy of all time.” The truth is that he inherited a fast-growing economy from Obama and squandered it on expensive tax breaks for himself, his rich friends and corporate donors. Then, Trump and the GOP tried to pay for those tax breaks by […]
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October 20, 2020
SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN U.S. BILLIONAIRES’ NET WORTHS JUMP $931 BILLION, OR NEARLY ONE-THIRD, AS WORKING FAMILIES SUFFER
Meanwhile State & Local Government Services Face Deep Cuts as Congress Prioritizes Confirmation of Anti-ACA Supreme Court Justice Over Passing an Overdue Coronavirus Financial Aid Package The collective wealth of America’s billionaires has jumped by $931 billion, or nearly one-third, since mid-March, roughly the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the U.S. economy was […]
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October 19, 2020
We Are California: Can You See It?
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October 6, 2020
PELOSI CITES ‘MILLIONAIRES GIVEAWAY’ AS ONE REASON TRUMP WALKED AWAY FROM CORONAVIRUS RELIEF TALKS
Among the reasons House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cited today for President Trump walking away from the coronavirus relief talks was his unwillingness to give back a lavish tax break for millionaires that Republicans insisted be included in the CARES Act, which was signed into law in March. Pelosi said: “At the same time, the President […]
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September 29, 2020
MOST YEARS OVER THE PAST 20, BILLIONAIRE TRUMP PAID LESS IN TAXES THAN NURSES & TEACHERS
Income Tax Figures Updated to Account for Refundable Tax Credits and Non-Taxable Returns Nurses, teachers, firefighters, and other frontline workers all on average paid more in federal income taxes than billionaire Donald Trump in all but five years between 2000 and 2017. That analysis is based on a comparison of the recent bombshell New York […]
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September 28, 2020
ATF STATEMENT ON TRUMP TAX-DODGING SCANDAL REVEALED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES
Yesterday, the New York Times released a major investigative story about President Trump’s taxes, showing that in 11 out of 18 years from 2000 to 2017 he paid no federal income taxes. He paid a paltry $750 in 2016, the year he first ran for president, and again in 2017, his first year in office, when he rammed through […]
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September 23, 2020
MISPLACED PRIORITIES: GOP SENATE PUTS IDEOLOGY AHEAD OF KITCHEN TABLES
Mitch McConnell Led Senate Refuses to Pass Robust Covid-19 Relief Bill but Promises Supreme Court Nominee Vote It has been 131 days since May 15 when the U.S. House passed the $3 trillion HEROES Act to provide economic relief and recovery to tens of millions of Americans suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. It took the […]
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September 17, 2020
BILLIONAIRE WEALTH GREW BY $845 BILLION, or 29%, AS AMERICA STRUGGLED THROUGH FIRST SIX MONTHS OF PANDEMIC
While Millions Lost Jobs, Businesses, Health & Lives, Nation’s 643 Richest Saw Their Collective Fortune Leap Nearly 30% Half a year into a paralyzing pandemic that has cost millions of Americans their livelihoods and lives, the nation’s 643 billionaires have racked up $845 billion in collective wealth gains, a 29% leap since March 18. America’s billionaires […]
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September 14, 2020
BILLIONAIRE DAN GILBERT’S WEALTH SURGES 632% SINCE START OF PANDEMIC WHILE AVERAGE AMERICANS SUFFER
Gilbert Has Contributed Millions to Political Candidates, Organizations, and PACs Dan Gilbert, a Michigan billionaire and founder of Quicken Loans, is now worth $47.6 billion, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaire net-worth estimates on Sept. 14, 2020. Gilbert’s wealth has exploded during the pandemic—rising by 632%, or $41 billion, since March 18, 2020, according to a […]
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September 3, 2020
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: NOBEL LAUREATE CALLS FOR TAXES ON WEALTHIEST
In case you missed it, Kitty Richards of the Roosevelt Institute and Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph Stiglitz penned an op-ed in the New York Times calling for higher taxes on the wealthy to address the economic crisis being caused by the pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has crashed the economy, with millions of Americans losing […]
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September 3, 2020
3 TECH BILLIONAIRES GAIN OVER $1 BILLION OVERNIGHT
According to the Latest From the “Billionaires’ Wealth Windfall Update” The Billionaires’ Wealth Windfall Update is a periodic report on the outrageous growth in wealth of U.S. billionaires during the coronavirus pandemic. Data is based on daily real-time changes reported by Forbes. Mark Zuckerberg: Wealth as of Sep. 3: $111 billion, up $1.8 billion from […]
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September 2, 2020
EACH WALTON FAMILY MEMBER’S WEALTH SURGES $3.7 BILLION, OR 5.7%, YESTERDAY
The Billionaires’ Wealth Windfall Update is a periodic report on the outrageous growth in wealth of U.S. billionaires during the coronavirus pandemic. Data is based on daily real-time changes reported by Forbes. Alice Walton: Wealth as of Sep. 2: $69 billion, up $3.7 billion or 5.7% from yesterday. Wealth has increased $14.6 billion since March […]
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August 28, 2020
BILLIONAIRES’ WEALTH WINDFALL UPDATE
This is the inaugural release of the Billionaires’ Wealth Windfall Update, which will occasionally highlight increases in the extraordinary growth of billionaires’ wealth during the coronavirus pandemic. Data is based on daily real-time changes reported by Forbes. Elon Musk: Wealth as of Aug. 28: $99.98 billion, up $4.5 billion from yesterday. Wealth has increased $75.4 […]
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August 26, 2020
$205 Billion Man: Bezos’s Wealth Reaches Dizzying Heights During Worst Economic Crisis Since Depression
He’s Part of Billionaire Class That’s Boomed During America’s Bust; Source of His Fortune, Amazon, Dodges Taxes & Mistreats Workers Jeff Bezos is now worth $205 billion, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaire net-worth estimates as of 4pm ET today. Bezos, founder of Amazon, tops a billionaire class that has collectively grown richer by nearly $800 […]
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August 25, 2020
5 Months Into Pandemic, Billionaires’ Total Wealth Has Ballooned by Nearly $800 Billion
Top 12 Now Worth Total of $1 Trillion—As Tycoons Gain Amid National Pain, Trump Pushes Capital Gains Tax Cut for Rich Investors Billionaires kept getting richer as the rest of America struggled through multiple crises over the past five months: combined billionaire wealth has grown by $792 billion, or 27%, since the rough start of […]
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August 24, 2020
ACCUSATION THAT ATF & IPS SLANTED DATA ON BILLIONAIRES IS FALSE AND MISSES THE BIG PICTURE
Starting Point for Wealth Growth Was Dictated by Forbes Annual Report; Fact Remains Ultra Rich Have Gained a Lot During Period of Greatest National Suffering Fact checking organizations PolitiFact and FactCheck.org have found fault with a claim made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her speech during the Democratic National Convention, saying her reference […]
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August 13, 2020
ROCKETS TO RICHES: ELON MUSK’S NET WORTH BLASTS UPWARDS $5 BILLION IN SINGLE DAY
Latest Sign Lives of America’s Billionaires Are Completely Divorced from Their Nation’s Pandemic Misery WASHINGTON, D.C. – Futurist billionaire Elon Musk’s personal fortune blasted up faster than one of his rockets over the past 24 hours, going from $68 billion yesterday to $73 billion today—a breathtaking gain of $5 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time data […]
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August 6, 2020
SEN. SANDERS’ BILL WOULD TAX BILLIONAIRES’ PANDEMIC WEALTH GAINS TO FUND HEALTHCARE
60% Tax on Growth in Wealth of American Billionaires Since Mid-March Would Raise $422 Billion to Alleviate National Suffering In a bold bid to share with the suffering American people a portion of the extraordinary wealth gained by the nation’s billionaires during the pandemic, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today introduced legislation that would place a one-time […]
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July 29, 2020
MCCONNELL’S COVID AID PACKAGE BRINGS BACK TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES FOR THREE-MARTINI LUNCHES WHILE STIFFING HUNGRY FAMILIES
As Working Families Struggle to Afford Groceries, GOP Wants to Let CEOs Once Again Write Off Full Cost of Fancy Meals Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest coronavirus relief package sweetens the tax deduction big-shot executives can take for wining and dining their colleagues and customers, while providing no new assistance to hungry families such […]
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July 28, 2020
BILLIONAIRES BEZOS, ZUCKERBERG PROFIT HUGELY FROM THEIR FIRMS’ MARKET DOMINANCE
Combined Wealth of Amazon, Facebook Chiefs Jumped $100B During Pandemic; Together They’re Worth Over $265B on Eve of Antitrust Testimony Internet billionaires Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, set to confront in Congressional testimony tomorrow charges that their companies break antitrust laws to dominate markets, have seen their wealth reach dizzying heights in the midst of […]
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July 23, 2020
MCCONNELL COVID AID BILL PUTS MILLIONAIRES OVER SERVICES FOR FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES
Report Details How Much State & Local Governments Would Get for Services by Repealing Huge Tax Break for Wealthy that Nets Additional $250 Billion The arbitrary $1 trillion cap Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his GOP colleagues are struggling to impose on the year’s final coronavirus aid bill could be loosened by nearly $250 […]
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July 16, 2020
BILLIONAIRES’ PANDEMIC WEALTH GAINS BURST THROUGH $700B
Richest 600+ Americans Have Seen Their Wealth Leap $42B Per Week Even as Virus Surges & 32M Workers Are Jobless Pandemic profiteering passed another milestone today as the collective growth in the wealth of America’s 600-plus billionaires during the coronavirus crisis topped $700 billion, based on Forbes data analyzed by Americans for Tax Fairness and […]
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July 15, 2020
BILLIONAIRES BOOM AS STATE BUDGETS GO BUST
In About Half the States, the Growth in Billionaire Fortunes During Pandemic Exceeds Projected Gaps in Recession-Wracked State Finances in 2020 & 2021 In about half the states in America the growth in the fortunes of local billionaires during the pandemic exceeds—in many cases, dwarfs—the combined gaps forecast for state budgets in 2020 and 2021 […]
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July 9, 2020
SUMMARY OF BIDEN-SANDERS UNITY TASK FORCE TAX POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
The Unity Task Force of the Biden and Sanders presidential campaigns released a 110-page set of recommendations on July 8 covering a wide array of public policy proposals, including progressive tax proposals. Below is Americans for Tax Fairness’s summary of the tax proposals and a statement from Frank Clemente, director of Americans for Tax Fairness. […]
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July 9, 2020
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS CONGRESSIONAL RIGHT TO TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS, BUT WITH LIMITS
Supreme Court Rules NY Prosecutor Has Right to Trump’s Returns, But Allows President to Go On Hiding Them from Congress For Now The Supreme Court today affirmed Congress’s right in its oversight capacity to access the tax returns and other financial records of President Trump, but laid out conditions that it said had not yet been […]
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July 8, 2020
Here is where billionaires are making their political donations
Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness Frank Clemente joins Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers to discuss how billionaires are spending more on political contributions.
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July 6, 2020
BATTLE BREWING OVER ‘MILLIONAIRES GIVEAWAY’ & OTHER TAX CUTS FOR RICH & CORPORATIONS IN NEXT COVID-19 RELIEF BILL
Urban Uprisings Highlight Need to Focus COVID-19 Financial Aid on State & Local Public Services & Help for Unemployed Not Handouts to Wealthy & Corporations Emblematic of the racial and social injustice sparking protests across America, the first big COVID-19 relief act (the CARES Act) passed in March contained a huge tax cut for wealthy […]
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July 1, 2020
BILLIONAIRES BY THE NUMBERS: NEW WEBSITE OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO NATION’S BIGGEST FORTUNES
Tracks Their 30-Year Growth, Real-Time Size, & Political Influence They Buy—Vital Info As America Grapples With Race, Recession, Economic Injustice & Reforming the Tax System A new website launched today provides in-depth insights into the startling reality of America’s billionaires—their growth in numbers and fortunes over recent decades, staggering real-time net worth, and growing political […]
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June 18, 2020
3 MONTHS INTO COVID-19 PANDEMIC: BILLIONAIRES BOOM AS MIDDLE CLASS IMPLODES
Billionaires See Net Worth Skyrocket $584 Billion or 20% Since Beginning of Pandemic In Just 3 Months U.S. Added 29 More Billionaires While 45.5 Million Filed for Unemployment America’s billionaires saw their wealth increase by 20%, or $584 billion, roughly since the beginning of the pandemic, as 45.5 million Americans lost their jobs and the economy […]
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June 11, 2020
ICYMI: TAX COALITION GEARING UP TO REPEAL ‘MILLIONAIRES GIVEAWAY’ & OPPOSE ANY NEW TAX BREAKS IN COVID-19 AID BILL
As action shifts to the U.S. Senate for a new round of COVID-19 financial relief and recovery legislation, Americans for Tax Fairness and its coalition partners sent letters to the U.S. Senate today calling for the repeal of the costly “Millionaires Giveaway” that was part of the CARES Act passed in March (and repealed in […]
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June 10, 2020
237 GROUPS OPPOSE MAJOR BUSINESS TAX BREAKS IN CARES ACT
$135 Billion Tax Break Gives 82% of the Benefit to People Making at Least $1 Million a Year June 23, 2020 Dear Senator: A total of 69 national and 168 state groups are writing to strongly oppose two costly tax hand-outs to wealthy business owners and corporations included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic […]
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June 9, 2020
56 NATIONAL GROUPS OPPOSE MAJOR TAX BREAKS FOR WEALTHY & CORPORATIONS IN NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND RECOVERY PACKAGE
June 9, 2020 Dear Senator: As you consider the next coronavirus relief and recovery legislation, we urge you to support repeal of costly tax breaks for millionaire business owners and corporations contained in the CARES Act and to oppose any other tax cuts for the rich and corporations in future COVID-19 relief and recovery bills. […]
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May 21, 2020
TALE OF TWO CRISES: BILLIONAIRES GAIN AS WORKERS FEEL PANDEMIC PAIN
Nation’s Billionaire’s See Net Worth Jump $434B in First Two Months of Pandemic America’s billionaires bound far ahead financially even as the rest of America was locked down during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the Institute for Policy Studies – Program on […]
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May 15, 2020
‘HEROES’ ACT RAISES $250 BILLION BY REPEALING HUGE TAX CUT FOR THE RICH
House Passage Claws Back ‘Millionaires Giveaway’ in CARES Act; Big Win for Tax Fairness Cleansing not only the CARES Act but the 2017 GOP tax law as well of a huge tax handout to wealthy business owners, the House of Representatives today passed the pandemic-relief HEROES Act, which would repeal the notorious “Millionaires Giveaway.” While […]
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May 13, 2020
IN BIG WIN FOR TAX FAIRNESS, REPEAL OF ‘MILLIONAIRES GIVEAWAY’ INCLUDED IN HOUSE DEMS’ LATEST CORONAVIRUS PACKAGE
HEROES Act Would Close $135 Billion Loophole for Rich Opened by CARES Act Proving the power of an outrage-fueled reform effort, a $135 billion tax handout to the rich slipped into the coronavirus relief law enacted in March is slated for repeal in the latest pandemic measure unveiled yesterday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The […]
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May 7, 2020
SEN. WHITEHOUSE’S BILL TO REPEAL $135 BILLION ‘MILLIONAIRES GIVEAWAY’ ADDS TO GROUNDSWELL FOR REFORM IN CARES 2 BILL
ATF Sends Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Neal, Opposing Inclusion of Tax Cuts for the Wealthy and Corporations in Next Coronavirus Package Adding further momentum to an outrage-fueled reform effort, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and 22 other senators today introduced legislation (S. 3640) that would repeal a $135 billion tax giveaway […]
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April 30, 2020
‘MILLIONAIRES GIVEAWAY’ ON THE ROAD TO REPEAL: MOMENTUM GROWING TO REPEAL $135B TAX BREAK FOR MILLIONAIRES, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS & HEDGE FUND OWNERS IN CARES ACT
In recent days since it was unveiled that millionaires, hedge fund owners and real estate developers were receiving a $135 billion tax break in the coronavirus relief package known as the CARES Act, momentum to repeal the provision has surged with both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives taking action. The Millionaires Giveaway was […]
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April 27, 2020
REPEAL EFFORT BEGINS TO REVOKE HUGE TAX BREAK FOR MILLIONAIRES IN CORONAVIRUS AID PACKAGE
43,000 Millionaires, Maybe Trump, Get $1.6M Average Windfall This Year, Dwarfing Average American’s $1,200 Check; Billions Wasted As State And Local Governments Struggle Leading members of Congress and a broad coalition of advocacy groups under the Americans for Tax Fairness umbrella have launched a campaign to repeal a huge tax break for millionaires included in […]
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April 17, 2020
Grassley giveaway costing $170 billion needs to be repealed, not defended by Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
82% of the Benefits Would go to People Making $1 Million a Year, not a lot of Main Street Businesses, as Grassley Claims Adding insult to injury, in a Fox News op-ed today Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) defended an indefensible $170 billion tax giveaway to wealthy business owners he stuck into the […]
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April 15, 2020
ICYMI: CARES ACT RELIEF PACKAGE BENEFITS MILLIONAIRE CLASS WHILE MIDDLE CLASS LEFT WAITING FOR RELIEF
NEW ANALYSIS FROM JOINT TAX COMMITTEE SHOWS WEALTHY RECEIVE AN AVERAGE $1.6M TAX CUT, TRUMP FAMILY BUSINESS MAY BENEFIT A new analysis conducted by the Joint Committee on Taxation, requested by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), showed a breathtaking tax giveaway for millionaires in the recently passed CARES Act. The tax […]
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April 13, 2020
BIG TAX LOOPHOLES FOR WEALTHY THAT WERE SNUCK INTO CARES ACT DESERVES MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
Rich Business Owners—Maybe Including Trump—Allowed Costly Break on Old Losses Little noticed when the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus rescue package was enacted were two expensive tax breaks for corporations and wealthy business owners snuck into the CARES Act that are starting to garner critical attention and opposition. Joe Biden is just one political leader pushing back […]
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April 9, 2020
TAX FAIRNESS GROUP BLASTS COSTLY GIVEAWAY TO WEALTHY BUSINESSES IN CORONA AID BILL
Wealthy Business Owners Allowed to Transform Pre-Crisis Losses Into Gains A tax fairness watchdog today blasted two little-noticed provisions in the recently enacted Coronavirus economic rescue package that hand wealthy business owners and corporate shareholders about $200 billion in tax breaks. In a letter to members of Congress, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) called for […]
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April 9, 2020
ATF Letter Opposing Major Business Tax Breaks in CARES Act
Dear Member of Congress: Americans for Tax Fairness strongly objects to two overly broad and costly tax hand-outs to wealthy businesses gratuitously included in the recent Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) act, and to urge Congress to curtail these provisions in the next COVID-19 rescue package. Coming as it does during an unprecedented […]
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March 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS DEMANDS SENATE RESCUE PLAN BE ENACTED, BUT ITS FLAWS NEED FIXING BY FOLLOW-UP LEGISLATION
Financial Aid Bill Contains $280 Billion in Business Tax Breaks—Half the Aid Goes to Business, Only a Quarter to Families, & a Big Break for Wealthy Business Owners Like Trump America’s unprecedented health and economic emergencies demand quick enactment of the coronavirus aid package passed by the U.S. Senate, but the flaws in that bill […]
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March 26, 2020
SUMMARY OF MAJOR TAX PROVISIONS IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS BILLS
Senate Bill: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (‘‘CARES Act”) Bill Text Section-by-section (taxes only) Note: there is no Joint Committee on Taxation score of the tax provisions in the Senate bill. House Bill, H.R. 6379: Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Bill text Section-by-section One-pager The Senate bill centers on several […]
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March 21, 2020
BAD BALANCE: MCCONNELL’S CORONAVIRUS BILL OFFERS WORKING FAMILIES TOO LITTLE & CORPORATIONS TOO MUCH
Big Business Gets Wish Lists Fulfilled While Millions of Poor Are Left Out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposed legislative response to the coronavirus crisis, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,’’ puts corporate interests before public needs. The relief offered struggling individuals and families is woefully inadequate; to state and local governments […]
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March 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS MAKES ACA MORE VITAL THAN EVER AS HEALTH CARE REFORM MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Taxes on Rich, Corporations Help Fund This Vital Public Service—GOP Is Trying to Abolish ACA Through Misguided Court Case Nothing makes the need for broad healthcare coverage clearer than a public health emergency like the Coronavirus pandemic. Because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—signed into law 10 years ago this Monday, March 23—tens of millions […]
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March 18, 2020
POORLY TARGETED TAX CUTS NOT A RESPONSE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY
Letter from 72 National Organizations March 18, 2020 Dear Member of Congress: We write to urge an aggressive response to the economic and societal impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak, but caution against allowing this national emergency to be used to demand tax cuts that will be poorly targeted, lack the biggest bang-for-the-buck and favor […]
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March 16, 2020
TAX COALITION TELLS CONGRESS: POORLY TARGETED TAX CUTS NOT A RESPONSE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY
A diverse coalition of national groups cautioned Congress today not to use the novel coronavirus emergency as an excuse to lavish more tax cuts on the wealthy and corporations or to enact payroll tax cuts. Today, 69 groups argued in a letter to the House and Senate for “an aggressive response to the economic and […]
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March 12, 2020
FIVE-CANDIDATE ANALYSIS SHOWS HISTORIC SHIFT IN TAX & SPENDING DEBATE
Major candidates in Democratic presidential field offer fiscal plans many times the size of Clinton’s in 2016 Five leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination who have announced detailed revenue and investment plans all proposed much more robust plans than Hillary Clinton offered in 2016, showing how far the debate has shifted in the progressive […]
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February 11, 2020
TRUMP’S GROUNDHOG DAY BUDGET: ONCE AGAIN TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH PAID FOR BY SLASHING SERVICES FOR THE REST OF US
In response to President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget detailing his tax and spending priorities for the next 10 years, Americans for Tax Fairness executive director Frank Clemente issued the following statement: “For the fourth year in a row, President Trump’s budget wants to take from working families in order to give to the wealthy. […]
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February 11, 2020
GOP’S CORPORATE TAX CUTS HAVE FAILED TO DELIVER PROMISED BENEFITS FOR WORKERS, ECONOMY
House Panel Urged to Spotlight Puny Raises, Slow Growth, Collapsing Investment from Corporate Cuts Benefitting Huge Firms While Losing a Fortune in Federal Revenue Corporate tax cuts at the center of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) have failed to deliver the boost to workers and the economy promised by its Republican backers two […]
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February 3, 2020
DEFLATING TRUMP’S LIKELY SOTU BOASTS ON ECONOMY & TAX CUTS
Families Struggle as Tax Cuts Mostly for Wealthy & Corporations Failed to Deliver for Workers—Yet Trump Wants More Cuts, Hiking Debt & Threatening Services Judging by past speeches and his Twitter feed, President Trump will use his 2020 State of the Union address to boast about the state of the economy and give a lot […]
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January 27, 2020
STEYER WOULD HAVE OWED $136 MILLION MORE IN TAXES IN PAST DECADE UNDER MILLIONAIRES SURTAX
Billionaire Candidate’s Tax Returns Show Surtax Would Require Rich Like Him to Pay Much Fairer Share of Taxes Democratic presidential candidate and billionaire Tom Steyer, an advocate of higher taxes on the rich, would have owed an additional $136 million in federal income taxes had the Millionaires Surtax recently introduced in Congress been in place […]
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January 22, 2020
THE ART OF THE SCAM: TRUMP THREATENS CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE & MEDICAID TO PAY FOR MORE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH
In a televised interview early today, President Trump, when asked about “entitlement” programs, said he would “take a look at” so-called “entitlement” programs later this year and called it “the easiest of all things, if you look.” If there was any confusion about what that means, Trump in answer to a question acknowledged he “was […]
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January 14, 2020
Debate should explore transformed tax and spending landscape
The opinion piece below by Frank Clemente originally appeared in the Des Moines Register on January 9, 2019. As Democrats gather for the final presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, among all the worrying daily news there’s a hopeful long-term development. The candidates and their Democratic colleagues in Congress have finally and fully rejected trickle-down economics […]
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January 7, 2020
Opinion: The Trump tax cut has amounted to nothing but broken promises for the middle class
The opinion piece below by Frank Clemente and Will Rice originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on January 1, 2019 on the second anniversary of when the Trump tax cuts took effect. President Trump’s radical Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2018, has now been around long enough for a fair […]
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December 21, 2019
‘12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM’ HIGHLIGHTED 2nd ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the 12th Day of Tax Scam….. We look back at the Christmas wish list of the tax cut law supporters to see how it all worked out: Day 1: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was supposed to boost jobs. Not so much. Day 2: President Trump said the tax cut law would cost […]
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December 20, 2019
‘12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM’ CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Eleventh Day of Tax Scam President Trump Said to Me….. “Our plan also lowers the tax on American business from 35 percent all the way down to 21 percent. That’s probably the biggest factor in this plan.” -President Trump, Dec. 20, 2017 But…….the law also expanded the ability to write off equipment purchases, […]
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December 19, 2019
‘12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM’ CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Tenth Day of Tax Scam President Trump Said to Me….. “Republicans passed the biggest tax cuts in American history, the biggest in American history. Everybody in this room is better for them. Everybody is better for them.” Donald Trump, July 5, 2018 “Everybody in this room?” He must have been speaking to a […]
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December 18, 2019
‘12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM’ CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Ninth Day of Tax Scam President Trump Said to Me….. “Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars.” –President Trump, State of the Union speech, Jan. 30, 2018 The idea was to make it sound like millions […]
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December 18, 2019
High prescription costs are just one way the Big Pharma drug companies rip us off
This op-ed by Frank Clemente and Margarida Jorge appeared in USA Today. Last week’s House vote to rein in skyrocketing prescription drug prices was overdue. Now it’s up to the Senate and President Donald Trump to take action. Working families and seniors are struggling to pay for the high cost of often life-saving medicines, and have been for years. […]
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December 18, 2019
2019 ATF Media Highlights
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December 17, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Eighth Day of Tax Scam President Trump Said to Me….. “We have $21 trillion in debt. When this [tax cut] really kicks in we’ll start paying off that debt like water.” – President Trump, July 26, 2018 [NY Magazine] Like water? The water is rising. The total cost of the tax cuts is estimated […]
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December 17, 2019
Year-End Tax Giveaway by Congress Helps Health Insurers but Denies Help to Working Families
$176 Billion in ACA Health Industry Taxes Repealed, but Working Family Tax Credits Not Expanded by $131 Billion A year-end budget deal due for a vote in Congress this week rewards health-industry corporations with expensive tax cuts that gut funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while failing to extend key working-family tax credits that […]
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December 17, 2019
Van Hollen, Brown and Beyer Millionaires Surtax Bill Gaining Momentum
New Legislation Would Close Wealth Gap & Raise Substantial Revenue As Congress barrels toward another government funding deadline, a new proposal is gaining steam–the Millionaires Surtax sponsored by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), and co-sponsored by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The Millionaires Surtax would apply an additional 10-percentage point tax […]
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December 17, 2019
SUNDAY MARKS TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SIGNING OF THE 2017 TRUMP-GOP TAX LAW
New Report Shows 91 Fortune 500 Corporations Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 2018 Sunday, Dec. 22, will mark the two-year anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the signature legislative achievement of the Trump Administration. While President Trump and Republicans still proclaim the law a success, data from independent and authoritative sources overwhelmingly […]
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December 16, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Seventh Day of Tax Scam Team Trump Said to Me….. “The large number of pass-through returns, [98 percent], are all $500,000 or less. Those people will get substantial reductions — small and medium-size businesses.” – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Nov. 17, 2017 [CNBC] That was the promise – that America’s small businesses would […]
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December 13, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Sixth Day of Tax Scam the President Said to Me….. “Our framework ensures that the benefits of tax reform go to the middle class, not to the highest earners.” – President Trump, Oct. 11, 2017 [USA Today] Was he kidding? Lying? Doesn’t understand basic math? The richest 1% of taxpayers will get an […]
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December 12, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Fifth Day of Tax Scam Team Trump Said to Me….. “I would expect capital spending to really take off if the tax bill passes.” – CEA Chair Kevin Hassett, Oct. 17, 2017 [Washington Post] But it didn’t. Supporters claimed the Trump-GOP tax law—specifically, the big corporate tax cut—would lead to a business investment boom. […]
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December 11, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Fourth Day of Tax Scam the President Said to Me….. “This huge tax cut will be rocket fuel for our economy.” – President Trump, Sept. 29, 2017 [Wall Street Journal] “The economy now is at 3%. Nobody thought it would be anywhere close. I think it could go to 4, 5, and maybe […]
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December 10, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Third Day of Tax Scam the President Said to Me….. “My Council of Economic Advisors estimate that [changes in the taxation of offshore profits], along with a lower business tax rate, would likely give the typical American household around a $4,000 pay raise.” – President Trump, Oct. 11, 2017 [YouTube] Have you seen that big […]
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December 10, 2019
GROUPS RELEASE REPORT DOCUMENTING DRUG INDUSTRY PRICE GOUGING AND TAX DODGING
Vote on Measure to Stop Big Pharma Price Gouging Expected in House This Week As the House of Representatives readies to vote this Thursday on historic legislation that would give Medicare the ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, two leading national coalitions are releasing a report documenting the extent of price gouging by the […]
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December 9, 2019
“12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
On the Second Day of Tax Scam the President Said to Me….. “This [tax cut bill] is going to cost me a fortune, this thing, believe me. This is not good for me. I have some very wealthy friends. Not so happy with me. But that’s OK. You know I keep hearing Schumer: ‘This is […]
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December 6, 2019
ATF LAUNCHES “12 DAYS OF TAX SCAM” TO HIGHLIGHT 2nd ANNIVERSARY OF TAX CUT FAILURES
Daily Updates Will Show How the Trump-GOP Tax Law Enriches Corporations But Did Little for Workers or the Economy Americans for Tax Fairness today launched “12 Days of Tax Scam,” a daily update to highlight how the Trump-GOP tax cuts, which were enacted two years ago this month, have been a gift for the wealthy […]
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November 14, 2019
TRUMP TAX SCAM EXPLODES DEFICIT BY $400 BILLION MORE THAN ORIGINALLY PROJECTED
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SAYS COST OF TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT IS $1.9 TRILLION, NOT $1.5 TRILLION The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – the mammoth Trump-GOP tax cuts that largely benefited the wealthy and corporations – was sold to Congress and the American people as costing $1.5 trillion over 10 years. The Congressional […]
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November 13, 2019
What is the Millionaires Surtax?
Americans for Tax Fairness teamed up with Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Patriotic Millionaires and Institute for Policy Studies to release a brand new #FairShareTaxes plan called the #MillionairesSurtax. Here’s what you need to know:
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November 12, 2019
TRUMP CONSIDERING ANOTHER MAJOR TAX CUT, AGAIN CLAIMING IT’S FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS
2017 “Middle Class Tax Cut” Largely Benefited the Wealthy, Exploded the Deficit Reports that President Donald Trump is considering an election-year “middle class tax cut” has echoes of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the Administration billed as a “middle class tax cut” but mostly benefited the wealthy and big corporations. In selling […]
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November 7, 2019
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Don Beyer Introduce New ‘Millionaires Surtax’ To Invest in Working Families
Proposal will Raise Significant Revenue, Help Narrow Wealth Gap Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced a new tax proposal to help close the gap between the wealthy and everyone else, and raise significant revenue to make new investments that will grow the economy and protect working families. Their […]
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November 4, 2019
2019 Tax the Rich & Surtax Message Survey
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September 27, 2019
TIME TO EAT YOUR WORDS, SEC. MNUCHIN: TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY DIDN’T LOWER THE DEFICIT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two years ago today, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sold the proposed Trump-GOP tax cuts to lawmakers and the American public by making a bold promise: the tax cuts would reduce the federal defict by more than $1 trillion. “We think this tax plan will cut down the deficits by a trillion dollars,” […]
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September 25, 2019
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY SHOULD INCLUDE OBTAINING TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS: ATF
Americans for Tax Fairness today urged Congress to obtain President Trump’s personal and business tax returns as part of its impeachment inquiry. Trump has so far resisted attempts by a House committee to turn over his tax returns, saying Congress “has no legitimate legislative purpose” for obtaining the documents. But an impeachment inquiry gives Congress […]
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September 9, 2019
ICYMI: COMPILATION OF NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH AND NEWS REPORTS SHOWS LITTLE ECONOMIC GAIN FROM TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
Nevertheless, Trump Considering New Tax Cuts for Wealthy Even Though Polling Compilation Shows TCJA Still Underwater with Public The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the top legislative achievement of the Trump Administration and the GOP Congress, has failed to live up to the many promises by its proponents, according to a year-long compilation […]
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August 2, 2019
TRUMP TAX PLAN TO INDEX CAPITAL GAINS IS GREEDY, COSTLY, FRAUDULENT AND ILLEGAL
A year after first floating the idea of indexing capital gains to inflation, and then wisely shying away from it, the Trump administration is again considering handing the richest 1% another meaty tax cut at the expense of everyone else—and doing it without Congress’s approval. Besides probably being illegal, the proposal would cost up to […]
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July 30, 2019
ATF APPLAUDS GOV. NEWSOM FOR SIGNING BILL ON TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS
Legislation Helps Restore Transparency to Presidential Elections Americans for Tax Fairness today applauded California Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing a bill to require presidential and gubernatorial candidates to release five years of federal tax returns as a condition for appearing on the state’s primary ballot. Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, said […]
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July 23, 2019
‘WHAT IS HE HIDING?’ ATF STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S LAWSUIT OVER HIS TAX RETURNS
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today concerning the lawsuit filed by President Trump against the House Ways & Means Committee to prevent the release of his personal and business tax returns. “President Trump is taking extraordinary legal measures to block Congress and the public from seeing his […]
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July 23, 2019
ICYMI: KANSAS REBOUNDS AFTER REPEAL OF HUGE TAX CUTS
‘Trickle Down’ Plan Failed to Spur Growth, Offers Lessons for Federal Tax Policy Last week, CNBC named Kansas number 19 on its list of America’s Top States for Business, a surprising 16-place jump from its 2018 ranking, making Kansas this year’s most improved state. Good news for Kansas, certainly, but the way the Sunflower State […]
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July 23, 2019
ATF: APPOINTMENT OF FORMER FOX NEWS COMMENTATOR WOULD TURN TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTO PROPAGANDA ARM
Conspiracy Theorist and Accused Plagiarist Monica Crowley Unfit as Treasury Spokesperson President Trump’s decision to appoint a long-time Fox News commentator as spokesperson for the U.S. Treasury Department raises serious questions about whether the public would get accurate information about the economy and taxes from her, or misinformation and lies about the Administration’s policies. Monica […]
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July 19, 2019
SUMMARY OF POLLING ON THE ESTATE TAX & TAXING THE WEALTHY
There is little recent polling on the estate tax. This fact sheet summarizes the few recent poll questions that have been asked and then reviews the bigger body of opinion research on taxing the rich in general or specific proposals, such as enacting a wealth tax of 2% on those whose wealth exceeds $50 million […]
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July 9, 2019
GOV. CUOMO’S SIGNATURE ON TRUST ACT IS ‘VICTORY FOR PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW”
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement on New York Gov. Cuomo’s signing of the TRUST ACT, which authorizes state officials to share tax return information of elected officials upon a request from Congressional Committees: “Today’s action by Gov. Cuomo is a victory for the public’s right to know. […]
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July 3, 2019
Public Perceptions of the Current Tax Law and Taxing the Wealthy
Polling memo from Lake Research, July 3, 2019
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July 2, 2019
ATF STATEMENT ON LAWSUIT FOR TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today on the decision by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal to file a lawsuit to compel the Treasury Department to furnish Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns for the last six years. “It’s unfortunate that the committee has to resort […]
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July 2, 2019
UNIONS, POLICY GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE FAILED PROMISES OF TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
Recent CRS Report Finds ‘Discouraging Findings’ About Tax Law’s Impact Seven organizations, including Americans for Tax Fairness, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers of America and Economic Policy Institute, have written to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate tax writing committees urging them to investigate the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in light […]
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June 20, 2019
Two Bills Take Aim at Making Tax System Fairer for Working Families
Tax Extenders Bill Before House Ways and Means Committee Today Will Begin Roll-Back of Trump-GOP Tax Law Two bills being marked up Thursday in the House Ways and Means Committee will begin the long overdue process of repealing one of the most egregious parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) while helping […]
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June 4, 2019
DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS, TAX EXPERTS URGE CONGRESS: DON’T CODIFY IRS “FREE FILE” PROGRAM
Program Needs Reform to Protect Low- and Moderate-Income Taxpayers, Groups Warn Yesterday afternoon, a group of 35 organizations and 76 tax and economic experts wrote a letter to Congress to urge against codifying in law a program designed to allow low- and moderate-income taxpayers to file their tax returns for free but isn’t working. The […]
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May 31, 2019
ICYMI: NONPARTISAN ANALYSIS CONFIRMS TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS DID LITTLE TO BOOST ECONOMY OR AID WORKERS
Non-partisan Congressional Research Service Report Shows Proponents Oversold Tax Cuts With Promises of More Investment & Wage Growth That Hasn’t Happened A recent report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service analyzing the fiscal and economic impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has confirmed predictions of Americans for Tax Fairness and other […]
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May 29, 2019
VIDEO: ATF’s Executive Director Discusses Infrastructure on Fox Business
Our Executive Director took on Fox Business News to explain why a great way to pay for infrastructure is by making the rich and big corporations pay their fair share. The wealthiest among us got a massive tax break only two years ago… if we want to fund projects that help everyday Americans, well, this […]
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May 22, 2019
ATF STATEMENT ON INCLUSIVE PROSPERITY ACT OF 2019
Small Financial Transaction Tax on Wall Street Trades Will Help Restore Fairness, Balance Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement in support of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019, introduced today by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), which would assess a tiny Wall Street sales […]
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May 20, 2019
ATF: $2 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT MAJOR TAX INCREASES
Trump Supposed to Reveal Funding Proposal to Democrats at Wednesday Meeting A $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and create millions of good-paying jobs cannot be funded without a major increase in taxes, according to Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness. As Congressional Democrats prepare to meet with Trump […]
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May 14, 2019
WHY NEW YORK ASSEMBLY SHOULD SUPPORT TRUST ACT
U.S. Congress Needs to Know if Trump Violated Tax Laws This week, the New York Assembly may vote on whether the U.S. Congress will get to obtain President Trump’s tax returns. In light of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s refusal to abide by a lawful request to provide six years of Trump’s tax returns to the […]
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May 10, 2019
ATF Statement in Support of Rep. Neal’s Subpoenas To Mnuchin, IRS Commissioner
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans For Tax Fairness, released the following statement today concerning the issuing of subpoenas by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig for refusing to turn over six years of President Donald Trump’s tax returns as requested: “This is […]
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May 8, 2019
Infrastructure & Taxes Talking Points
TOPLINE MESSAGE: President Trump and Democratic leaders in Congress have proposed to invest $2 trillion to rebuild infrastructure. The $2 trillion cost is about the cost of the Trump-GOP tax cuts, which mostly benefited the wealthy and big corporations. President Trump needs to tell the American people how he proposes to pay for the $2 […]
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May 8, 2019
WE CAN AFF0RD TO RESTORE U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE IF WEALTHY & CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES
Progressive Tax Reform is Key to Infrastructure Week’s Message of #BuildforTomorrow As lawmakers in Washington gear up for up for the annual Infrastructure Week starting May 13, they face a tough challenge: How to pay for a multi-trillion dollar rebuilding and expansion of our nation’s infrastructure? There’s bipartisan agreement on the need to repair and […]
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April 30, 2019
BIDEN, BETO JOIN CALL TO REVERSE TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY, CORPORATIONS
Repeal Could Raise Trillions for Critical Investments WASHINGTON, D.C. – In statements Monday, Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke separately urged rejection of the Trump-GOP tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, a position that helped spur Democratic victories in the mid-term elections for the House of Representatives. While other presidential candidates have proposed […]
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April 23, 2019
STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP MISSING TODAY’S DEADLINE FOR TURNING OVER HIS TAX RETURNS
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement on President Trump missing today’s 5 p.m. deadline for turning over six years of his tax returns as requested by Rep. Richard Neal, the chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee. “President Trump believes he is above the law. He and Treasury Secretary […]
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April 22, 2019
2019 Tax Message Survey, April 2019
Polling Memo from ALG research, April 2, 2019 Poll Toplines, March 15-20, 2019 Tax The Rich Poll PowerPoint, March 28, 2019
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April 18, 2019
Fair Taxes Now: Revenue Options for a Fair Tax System
Read the full report here.
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April 18, 2019
Tax Day 2019 Media Briefing Memo
WHY THE WEALTHY ARE HAVING A BETTER TAX DAY THAN MOST AMERICANS New Polling Shows Voters Believe Trump-GOP Tax Cuts Skewed to Wealthy & Corporations, Threaten Services WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tax returns due April 15 are the first to be filed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which became law about 16 months […]
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April 17, 2019
WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS: 96% OF WORKERS STILL WAITING FOR PAY RAISE FROM TAX CUTS
Trump’s Tax Day Statement Says Just 4% of Workers Got a Pay Hike WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Tax Day statement touting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) this week, President Trump’s White House released a statement saying “more than 6 million workers received pay raises, bonuses, or increased retirement contributions thanks to the […]
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April 15, 2019
NEW ATF REPORT DETAILS 40 REVENUE OPTIONS TO RAISE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CRITICAL NEEDS
Tax Day Report and Online Calculator Show How Corporations & Wealthy Could Pay Fair Share Americans for Tax Fairness today released a 65-page report detailing about 40 progressive tax reform and revenue options that would make the tax system much fairer and could raise trillions of dollars for critical needs like protecting and strengthening Medicare […]
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April 9, 2019
WHY THE WEALTHY ARE HAVING A BETTER TAX DAY THAN MOST AMERICANS
New Polling Shows Voters Believe Trump-GOP Tax Cuts Skewed to Wealthy & Corporations, Threaten Services Tax returns due April 15 are the first to be filed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which became law about 16 months ago. Recent polls continue to show that the law is opposed by more Americans than […]
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April 8, 2019
COSTLY CORPORATE TAX CUTS BENEFIT FEW WORKERS
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.. 1 Figure 1: Corporate Tax Revenues Collapse from TCJA.. 3 Figure 2: Corporate Profits Up, Corporate Tax Revenues Down. 3 Figure 3: Few Employers Have Announced Raises or One-Time Bonuses. 4 Figure 4: Corporate Tax Cuts Going Mostly to Wealthy Shareholders & CEOs. 4 EXAMPLES OF HOW CORPORATIONS ARE SPENDING THEIR […]
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April 4, 2019
STATEMENT ON REP. NEAL’S REQUEST FOR TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement on Rep. Richard Neal’s request today for six years of President Donald Trump’s tax returns. “Rep. Neal has done the right thing by requesting the president’s tax returns and deserves our thanks. The legal justification for his request is narrow and focused on whether the […]
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March 29, 2019
Video: Trump’s Budget is Just Vicious
President Trump wants to cut health care to give trillions of dollars to the wealthy. That is immoral.
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March 27, 2019
TRUMP’S 2020 BUDGET EXACERBATES UNFAIRNESS OF GOP TAX LAW
Cuts to health care, education, housing, plus…more tax cuts for the wealthy President Trump’s proposed 2020 budget rubs salt in the wounds caused by the GOP’s 2017 tax law. Not only does it propose that working families pick up the tab for the tax law’s giveaways slanted towards the wealthy and big corporations through funding […]
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March 26, 2019
TRUMP’S 2020 BUDGET GIVES HUGE TAX BREAK TO DRUG, HEALTHCARE COMPANIES
Budget Repeal and Court Attack on ACA Would Deny Coverage for Millions President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.7 trillion 2020 budget – and his administration’s attack in court to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – would hand drug companies, health insurance firms and medical device manufacturers a $235 billion tax cut while millions of Americans […]
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March 22, 2019
“Small-Business” Tax Break in Trump-GOP Tax Law Found to Mostly Benefit Wealthy
One of the big lies President Trump and Republicans in Congress used to sell their 2017 tax cuts, which will cost nearly $2 trillion, is that it would greatly benefit “small-businesses.” Their pitch was that “job creators” like corner grocers, neighborhood plumbers and start-up web designers would get a huge tax break knowing full well that most […]
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March 22, 2019
TRUMP BUDGET’S $235 BILLION TAX BREAK FOR BIG PHARMA, HEALTH INSURERS
While the subtitle to President Trump’s new budget reads “Promises Kept. Taxpayers First,” a more accurate slogan would be “Big Tax Breaks for Corporations, Taxpayers Last.” The administration’s treatment of the healthcare industry is a case in point: Trump’s budget would give $235 billion in tax breaks over 10 years to Big Pharma, insurance companies […]
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March 20, 2019
THE STOCK BUYBACKS TOP 20
Banks, Computer and Tech Companies and Pharmaceutical Industry Lead the List of Corporations Buying Record $1 Trillion of Their Stock Since Passage of Trump-GOP Tax Cuts Commercial banks, computer and tech firms and pharmaceutical companies lead the list of industries that announced plans to buy back a record $1 trillion of their own stock since […]
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March 11, 2019
ATF: TRUMP BUDGET “A TESTAMENT TO BROKEN PROMISES. CRUELTY AND FAILED ECONOMIC POLICIES”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today on President Donald Trump’s proposed FY 2020 budget: “The president’s 2020 budget is a testament to broken promises, failed economic policies and cruelty toward working families. After ramming through tax cuts that cost nearly $2 trillion and […]
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March 8, 2019
HOUSE ADOPTS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1 TO REQUIRE RELEASE OF TRUMP’S BUSINESS TAX RETURNS ON TOP OF PERSONAL RETURNS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today on the passage of H.R. 1, which included the ATF-supported amendment that expands the scope of the requirement for presidential and vice-presidential candidates and the president and vice president to release 10 years of their tax returns to […]
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March 5, 2019
2018 Election Results: Tax Fairness is a Winning Message
Republicans lost the tax messaging war in 2018 because progressives clearly defined the problems with the Trump-GOP tax cuts and were unified on the message. “Republicans lost the messaging battle on the [tax] issue,” according to a Sept. 2018 poll for the Republican National Committee. By 61% to 30% voters said the Trump-GOP tax cuts […]
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February 15, 2019
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS TO SUBMIT TESTIMONY FOR HEARING THURSDAY ON TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS
ATF Report Details Case for Congress to Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness will submit testimony for a hearing Thursday by the House tax committee’s oversight panel on a proposal to require presidents and presidential candidates to release their personal tax returns. ATF’s testimony is based on its detailed report […]
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February 14, 2019
ATF APPLAUDS NEW YORK CITY OFFICIALS AND ACTIVISTS FOR STANDING UP TO AMAZON’S DEMANDS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today on the announcement that Amazon has canceled its plan for a campus in New York City. “Americans for Tax fairness applauds New York City officials who stood up to Amazon, an $800 billion-dollar corporation that paid no federal income […]
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February 8, 2019
VIDEO: Trump’s Kids Don’t Need a Tax Break
Republicans want to cut taxes for Trump’s kids and other children of billionaire families. Enough is enough. It’s time to enact a progressive estate tax and start investing in programs that actually help working families, not the top two-tenths of 1 percent.
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February 8, 2019
USA Today (OP-ED): Here’s Why Congress Should Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns Now
This opinion piece appeared in USA Today. Frank Clemente & Will Rice wrote: Far from a witch hunt or partisan political attack, Democratic Congressional efforts to obtain President Trump’s tax returns are a necessary exercise of legislative oversight responsibility. The president’s returns, and those of his more than 500 businesses, could answer essential questions about his […]
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February 5, 2019
TRUMP-GOP TAX LAW TALKING POINTS
The Trump-GOP tax law, formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), was signed into law in December 2017. Below are suggested talking points about the law that can also be used more generally to talk about taxes and the economy. [This fact sheet provides more details.] Americans want an economy that works […]
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February 5, 2019
SIX WORST FEATURES OF THE TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
The Trump-GOP tax plan, formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), was signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017. The biggest broken promises and other worst features of the law are: #1: Trump and the GOP said “the benefits of tax reform (would) go to the middle class, not to the […]
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February 4, 2019
Tax Fairness Takes Center Stage in 2020 Race for President
Proposals to tax the wealthy have ignited broad debate and public support as campaign season begins WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three proposals – two by potential Democratic candidates for president – have moved the issue of tax fairness to the center of the 2020 campaigns, igniting a broad debate over how best to reduce the huge income […]
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February 1, 2019
Warren’s Tax on Wealth [Greed] Would Correct Big Deficiency in Tax System
Link to Medium blog post here Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s recently proposed tax on “ultra-millionaires” gets at the real cause of our nation’s destabilizing economic inequality: the wealth gap. She would correct a blaring deficiency in our current tax system with a wealth tax on the super-rich, placing an annual 2% tax on fortunes over $50 million, and […]
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January 9, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez’s Call for 70% Marginal Tax Rate on Super Wealthy Opens Debate on Tax Fairness
Congresswoman’s Proposal Is Supported by History, Current Economic Research & Is One Way to Raise Substantial Income Needed for Vital Public Services WASHINGTON, D.C.—The recent suggestion by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) that the marginal tax rate on incomes over $10 million could be raised to as high as 70% is consistent with recent American history […]
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January 8, 2019
BLOCKBUSTER MERGER, STOCK BUYBACKS: HOW BIG PHARMA IS USING ITS TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
Rx Industry’s Share Repurchases Hit $73 Billion Since Tax Law Passed While Drug Prices Continue to Surge WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recently announced $74 billion merger between drug industry giants Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Celgene highlights how pharmaceutical companies are using their massive Trump-GOP tax cuts: to further enrich their shareholders and CEOs, rather than […]
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December 14, 2018
PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT ABBVIE ADDS ANOTHER $5 BILLION IN STOCK BUYBACKS TO BENEFIT CEO, WEALTHY SHAREHOLDERS
Maker of Popular Arthritis Drug Humira That Costs Patients $38K Per Year Pays a 9% Corporate Tax Rate, Reports No U.S. Profits WASHINGTON, D.C. – After raising the price of its best-selling drug 100% over the past six years and paying a corporate tax rate of just 9%—courtesy of the Trump-GOP tax cuts—pharmaceutical giant AbbVie yesterday […]
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December 13, 2018
ANALYSIS: THE TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS ONE YEAR LATER
The Trump-GOP tax cut law, formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed Congress Dec. 20, 2017, and was signed into law by President Trump two days later. As we approach the law’s first anniversary, Americans for Tax Fairness recaps the major elements of the plan and analyzes its effects so far […]
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December 12, 2018
STATEMENT: BRADY TAX BILL ANOTHER $80 BILLION GIVEAWAY; HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONS BIG WINNERS
Statement of Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, a diverse coalition of more than 420 national, state and local endorsing organizations united in support of a fair tax system that works for all Americans: Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on yet another unpaid-for corporate tax giveaway that will add […]
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December 10, 2018
FACEBOOK TO REPURCHASE $9 BILLION MORE IN SHARES, ADDING TO ITS PREVIOUS $9 BILLION BUY BACK
Facebook’s Decision Pushes Total Announced Corporate Stock Buybacks To Record $853 Billion Since Trump-GOP Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. – The announcement on Friday by Facebook that it would repurchase another $9 billion of its shares puts the company in the top-ten list of corporations that have authorized massive stock buybacks since passage of the Trump-GOP corporate […]
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November 29, 2018
51 NATIONAL GROUPS OPPOSE NEW BRADY HOUSE TAX-CUT PACKAGE
Dear Representative: We strongly urge you to oppose the partisan 300-page tax package brought out suddenly and without notice Monday by outgoing Ways and Means Committee chairman Kevin Brady and being rushed to the House floor without hearings or consideration in committee. We have three principal objections: Any new tax legislation should get rid of […]
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November 27, 2018
GM Layoffs Prove Tax Cuts Hurt, Don’t Help, Workers
General Motors’ announcement yesterday that it was idling five North American assembly plants and laying off nearly 15,000 workers proves once again that the only guaranteed winners from corporate tax cuts are corporations and their wealthy shareholders—not local communities and working families. So far this year, the giant automaker reports that it has received a […]
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November 20, 2018
Video: Republicans Ran on the Tax Scam and Lost
The Trump tax scam was a fraud from the start and Republicans are now paying the price.
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November 19, 2018
IT WAS JUST A PR STUNT: PFIZER RAISES PRICES ON 41 MEDICATIONS AFTER DELAYING ITS PRICE HIKE IN JULY
Despite billions in Trump-GOP tax cuts, Pfizer still jacks its prices. WASHINGTON, D.C. – When pharmaceutical giant Pfizer hiked the prices of more than 40 of its prescription drugs last July, the company faced withering criticism, including from President Trump, causing the company to back down and defer the price hike until Trump’s vague promises […]
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November 7, 2018
MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS ARE A STRONG REBUKE OF TRUMP-GOP TAX, ECONOMIC POLICIES
Four GOP tax-writers lose to Democrats and four others barely win One-third of 2018 GOP tax ads focused on tax issues; just 12% on Trump-GOP tax cuts Trickle-down tax cuts as a winning campaign issue put to rest WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday’s outcome in the midterm elections was a strong rebuke of the tax […]
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October 31, 2018
NEW MERCK, WELLS FARGO STOCK BUYBACKS PUSH TOTAL TO RECORD $786 BILLION AFTER TAX LAW PASSED
Trump-GOP Tax Cuts Enrich Wealthy Shareholders, CEOs While Wages and Investments Are Flat WASHINGTON, D.C. – New announcements of stock buybacks by big corporations that received hefty tax breaks under the Trump-GOP tax cut law have pushed the total amount of stock buybacks authorized by companies since the tax law passed to a record $786 […]
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October 30, 2018
McCONNELL COMMENTS ON CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID REVEAL HARM CAUSED BY TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A recent NPR-PBS-Marist poll found that by a 60% to 21% margin the public—including a plurality of Republicans—favor rolling back the Trump-GOP tax cuts to reduce the deficit instead of cutting services like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The question was spurred by recent comments from Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell who blamed the […]
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October 25, 2018
56 Organizations Demand Democratic Congress Obtain and Release Trump’s Tax Returns
READ FULL LETTER HERE: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 56 organizations led by Tax March, Indivisible, and Americans for Tax Fairness have co-signed a letter demanding that a Democratic Congress obtain and publicly release President Donald Trump’s tax returns following the bombshell report from The New York Times into Trump’s dubious tax schemes. The letter urges […]
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October 22, 2018
INCUMBENTS’ VOTES FOR TRUMP-GOP TAX CUT LAW CITED AS KEY ISSUE IN NEWSPAPER ENDORSEMENTS OF CHALLENGERS
Trump-GOP Tax Cut Law Backfiring in GOP Reelection Bids WASHINGTON – Democratic challengers are winning newspaper endorsements around the country due in part to their opponents’ support of the Trump-GOP tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy and big corporations. Chicago Sun Times: “We have endorsed (Rep. Randy) Hultgren (R-IL) in the past, but we […]
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October 16, 2018
STATEMENT: McCONNELL COMES CLEAN, ADMITS GOP STRATEGY TO CUT MEDICARE, MEDICAID TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today concerning Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s statement blaming the expanding federal deficit on critical services such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security: “Mitch McConnell finally pulled back the curtain and admitted the truth about the Trump-GOP tax cuts that we’ve been […]
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October 16, 2018
$750 BILLION: TOTAL STOCK BUYBACKS AUTHORIZED BY U.S. CORPORATIONS SINCE TAX LAW PASSED
Oracle’s second $12 billion stock repurchase in 7 months hits the new level; stock buybacks are flourishing while wages are flat since Trump-GOP tax cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Oracle’s September announcement that it plans another $12 billion stock repurchase, the total amount of stock buybacks authorized by corporations since passage of the Trump-GOP tax cuts […]
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October 11, 2018
HOW DO ‘DEFICIT HAWKS’ EXPLAIN THEIR VOTES FOR TAX CUTS ADDING $5 TRILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT?
ATF Releases Media Briefing Book & Questions for Candidates in 2018 Campaign WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Congress, Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA) is an original cosponsor of a resolution declaring the national debt “a threat to national security.” On her website, Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) says, “Our national debt is not only a threat to our financial security it is […]
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October 5, 2018
AFTER $30 BILLION IN PROFITS AND A $4 BILLION TAX CUT, VERIZON SEEKS TO CUT 44,000 U.S. WORKERS, OUTSOURCE UP TO 5,000 JOBS
Actions Show Trump-GOP Tax Cuts No Help for Average Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – Verizon, which had profits last year of $30 billion and will receive an estimated $4 billion tax cut in 2018 as a result of the Trump-GOP tax law, announced this week that it could cut its workforce by nearly one-quarter and […]
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October 4, 2018
Video: #TaxScam2 Comes with a Bigger Price Tag
Nine months after handing the wealthy and big corporations a massive tax giveaway, ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente explains how the GOP wants to give the wealthy even MORE tax cuts with #TaxScam2. This new round of tax cuts will come at a heavier price — deep cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicare & other […]
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October 3, 2018
STATEMENT: NEW YORK TIMES STORY EXPOSES BROKEN TAX SYSTEM, HOW TRUMP FAMILY AVOIDED TAXES
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today concerning The New York Times investigation into President Trump’s finances: “Today’s story in the New York Times shows why we need to fix our rigged tax system and why we need to know even more about Trump’s personal wealth, including his […]
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September 28, 2018
Statement of Americans for Tax Fairness Upon Passage of Second Round of Trump-GOP Tax Cuts
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today ahead of the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives for a second round of Trump-GOP tax cuts. “Today, the House of Representatives on a largely party-line vote approved a massive $3 trillion tax cut that mostly benefits the wealthy, on […]
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September 26, 2018
Video: #TaxScam2 is the worst sequel ever
ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente explains just how terrifying and horrendous this sequel to the #GOPTaxScam will truly be to working families.
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September 19, 2018
VOTE ON $3 TRILLION IN NEW TAX CUTS PLANNED IN U.S. HOUSE NEXT WEEK
ATF State Reports Detail How Measure Favors Wealthy, Increases Debt and Jeopardizes Critical Services WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker Paul Ryan is expected to bring legislation to the House floor next week that would provide a second round of tax cuts which, like the first round last year, heavily favors the wealthy and businesses, will add […]
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September 14, 2018
NO EVIDENCE TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS ARE IMPROVING THE ECONOMY
Eight months since the tax cuts were passed in December 2017, here’s what the data show: Corporate profits up, corporate tax revenues down (Figure 1): In the second quarter of 2018 (six months after the tax cuts passed in December 2017), corporate after-tax profits were 16% higher than a year earlier in the second quarter […]
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September 13, 2018
HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES TO DOUBLE DOWN ON FAILED TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY
New Tax Cut Proposal is More of The Same: Favors the Wealthy, Deepens the Deficit, Threatens Medicare/Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Ways and Means Committee voted Thursday along party lines to double down on the failed first round of Trump-GOP tax cuts and approve a bill that provides even more tax cuts that mostly benefit […]
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September 12, 2018
776 NATIONAL AND STATE GROUPS SIGN LETTER OPPOSING ROUND 2 OF TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
New Tax Cut Proposal to be Considered Thursday is More of the Same: Favors the Wealthy, Balloons the Deficit, Threatens Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of 137 prominent national organizations have come together with 639 state groups to oppose a second round of tax cuts proposed by President Trump and House Republicans that will, […]
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September 7, 2018
ICYMI — ATF in the News!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Here is a recap of recent articles mentioning the work of Americans for Tax Fairness. The Hill: Doubts shadow GOP push for tax cuts 2.0, 9/6/18 “I really don’t get the politics of this other than that [Republicans are] trying to appeal to a narrow set of donors or they’re trying to rewrite history,” said […]
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September 7, 2018
Video: Did your employer give you your $4,000 pay raise yet?
This Labor Day, ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente explains how the Trump-GOP tax plan is a raw deal for workers.
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August 30, 2018
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMO: THIS LABOR DAY, WORKERS STILL WAITING FOR THEIR PROMISED $4,000 PAY RAISE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As you prepare editorials and messages to honor American workers this Labor Day, we urge you to consider the enclosed research and data showing how the Trump-GOP tax cuts are affecting workers and how they are faring in the current economy. President Trump promised that employers would use their large tax cuts […]
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August 2, 2018
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMO: TRUMP’S CAPITAL GAINS PROPOSAL IS ANOTHER TAX GIVEAWAY TO THE VERY, VERY RICH
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After signing into law massive tax cuts costing nearly $2 trillion that mostly benefit the wealthy and big corporations, President Trump wants to give the very rich another tax break—this time without approval from Congress. It would cost between $100 and $200 billion over 10 years. Both Trump (net worth: $3.7 billion) and […]
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July 30, 2018
NATIONWIDE ‘DAYS OF ACTION’ TO MARK 53rd YEAR OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
More than 100 events in 58 cities to protest proposed cuts in healthcare services to pay for Trump-GOP tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations WASHINGTON, D.C. – Activists around the country are holding about 100 events to mark the 53rdAnniversary on July 30thof the adoption of Medicare and Medicaid, and to highlight the effects that the […]
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July 23, 2018
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CORPORATE TAX BREAK
House Republicans Continue Their Assault on the ACA With Vote This Week to Repeal Medical Device Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness of medical device industry revenue and profits shows that the industry is doing quite well and not in need of a new tax cut from the House of […]
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July 11, 2018
THE PFIZER MYTH: DRUG COMPANY HAS NOT LOWERED PRICES
Pfzier delayed another increase, which would have been the second this year and fourth in 18 months. Despite billions in Trump-GOP tax cuts, the drug company’s prices are still too high. WASHINGTON, D.C. – After pharmaceutical giant Pfizer hiked the prices of more than 40 of its prescription drugs on July 1, Pfizer announced yesterday […]
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July 5, 2018
Video: #PatriotsPay Their Fair Share in Taxes
It’s patriotic for the very wealthy and corporations to want to pay their fair share in taxes. Check out this video to see why.
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July 5, 2018
PFIZER USING ITS TRUMP TAX CUTS TO ENRICH SHAREHOLDERS WHILE HIKING DRUG PRICES FOR CONSUMERS
Price Hikes Continue Despite Trump’s Claim That Drug Prices Will be Dropping WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer hiked the prices of more than 40 of its prescription drugs this week, the second round of increases this year. The hikes were announced despite Pfizer receiving an estimated $25.5 billion tax cut on its nearly $200 […]
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July 3, 2018
WITH GAS PRICES AND HEALTH CARE COSTS RISING, MANY AMERICANS WILL SEE NO BENEFIT FROM TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS
At July 4th Holiday, Trump’s Tax Cut Promises Hit the Skids Because of Gas Prices WASHINGTON, D.C. —Working families who have been waiting to see the benefits of the Trump-GOP tax cuts will be waiting awhile longer: their promised tax cuts will likely be eaten up by higher gas prices just as they hit the […]
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June 28, 2018
Corporate Stock Buybacks Hit $500 Billion Since Tax Law Passed With Walgreens’ $10 Billion Announcement Today
The Pharmacy Giant Becomes the Latest Corporation to Use its Trump-GOP Tax Cut To Reward its Shareholders, Not its Employees or Customers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Walgreens, the second largest pharmacy chain store in the U.S., today announced that it will repurchase $10 billion worth of stock from its shareholders, the latest in a growing list of […]
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June 27, 2018
THE FACTS ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TAX CUTS FOLLOW HIM TO WISCONSIN
ATF Releases State Reports on How Tax Cuts Law Benefits Corporations and the Wealthy, Not Wisconsin Workers and Families, and Jeopardizes Health Care Coverage for Many WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Trump travels to Wisconsin tomorrow to tout his economic policies and the benefits of his tax law enacted six-months ago, Americans for Tax Fairness […]
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June 27, 2018
STICKER SHOCK: INSURERS REQUEST HUGE HIKES IN FLORIDA HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Trump-GOP Tax Law Cited as Key Reason for Increased Insurance Premium Requests ORLANDO, FL – Top insurers in Florida are requesting significant health insurance premium increases for 2019 due to the Trump-GOP tax-cut law and other Trump administration actions that are undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Organize Florida and other groups charged today. According […]
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June 27, 2018
ATF STATEMENT: JANUS DECISION TAKES POWER AWAY FROM WORKING PEOPLE
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. “Today’s narrow decision in the Janus case is not just about payment of union dues. Fundamentally, it’s about the wealthy and big corporations taking power away from working people who […]
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June 26, 2018
STICKER SHOCK: INSURERS REQUEST HUGE HIKES IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS
STICKER SHOCK: INSURERS REQUEST HUGE HIKES IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS Trump-GOP Tax Law Cited as Key Reason for Increased Premium Requests WASHINGTON, D.C.—Top insurers across the country are requesting huge health insurance premium increases for 2019 due to the Trump-GOP tax-cut law and other Trump administration actions that are undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA). […]
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June 25, 2018
Video: Six Months of Trump’s Tax Lies
The #TrumpTaxScam is now six-months old. Watch ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente debunk Trump’s wild claims about his tax scam for the wealthy and big corporations.
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June 22, 2018
Video: ATF Executive Director Debates FOX’s Neil Cavuto about the #TrumpTaxScam
On the six-month anniversary of the passage of the #TrumpTaxScam, watch ATF executive director Frank Clemente debates FOX’s Neil Cavuto about its effect on working families.
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June 19, 2018
Video: 6 Months of Tax Scam Video
Today marks the six-month anniversary of the Trump-GOP tax plan! On this day, we’re grading its performance.
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June 19, 2018
Editorial Board Memo: TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS SIX-MONTHS ANNIVERSARY: AN ANALYSIS
The Trump-GOP tax cuts, formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed Congress Dec. 20, 2017, and was signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22. At the six-month point, Americans for Tax Fairness analyzes below the effects of the law based on six criteria, which rely on numerous authoritative sources. (A link to […]
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June 19, 2018
SCHOOL’S OUT: Six-Month Report Card Gives Trump-GOP Tax Cuts Failing Grades
ATF Releases Report on How Tax-Cut Law Benefits Corporations and the Wealthy, Not Workers and Families, and Jeopardizes Health Care Coverage for Many WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marking the six-month anniversary of the Trump-GOP tax cuts that were signed into law December 22, 2017, Americans for Tax Fairness today released a Six-Month Report Card showing how the tax cuts […]
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June 19, 2018
TRUMP-GOP TAX CUTS SIX-MONTHS ANNIVERSARY: AN ANALYSIS
To: Editors and Columnists From: Frank Clemente, Executive Director, Americans for Tax Fairness Date: June 19, 2018 The Trump-GOP tax cuts, formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed Congress Dec. 20, 2017, and was signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22. At the six-month point, Americans for Tax Fairness analyzes […]
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June 13, 2018
132 National Organizations Urge Congress To Oppose “Round 2” of Trump-GOP Tax Cuts
Second Massive Giveaway to the Wealthy Could Cost Another $800 Billion Washington, D.C. – A coalition of 132 prominent national organizations have come together to oppose a proposal by President Trump and the GOP-led Congress for a second round of tax cuts that will largely benefit the wealthy, cost an estimated $800 billion and jeopardize […]
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June 12, 2018
Bank Heist: Wall Street Banks Get Huge Trump-GOP Tax Cuts, Enriching Shareholders But Sharing Little With Workers
On top of Bailouts, Big Banks Rewarded with Huge Tax Windfall Washington, D.C. – America’s big Wall Street banks and financial firms, profiting handsomely from the new Trump-GOP tax law, are using the bulk of their huge tax-cut savings to further enrich their already wealthy shareholders and executives while sharing little or nothing with their […]
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May 31, 2018
ATF Statement for House Ways and Means Committee Hearing “Tax Reform: Growing our Economy and Creating Jobs”
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD “Hearing Series on Tax Reform: Growing Our Economy and Creating Jobs” U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Submitted by: Frank Clemente, Executive Director May 30, 2018 Dear Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments for the record regarding […]
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May 24, 2018
More than 50 Organizations Urge Congress to End the Tax Preference for Shifting Jobs and Profits Offshore
Letter to Congress urges members to sponsor the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act Washington, D.C. — Today, more than 50 national organizations sent a letter urging members of Congress to co-sponsor the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, which would overhaul the new international tax system put in place by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to ensure that […]
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May 24, 2018
Harley-Davidson is a Case Study in How the Trump-GOP Tax Law is Failing American Workers — But It’s not Alone
After big tax-rate cut, Harley shut a Kansas City plant—costing 800 local jobs—rewarded shareholders with $700 million in stock buybacks and opened a new facility in Thailand. But the motorcycle maker’s corporate-tax-cut story is not unique. Washington, D.C. – Iconic motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson’s response to the new Republican tax law—cutting jobs, rewarding shareholders, and moving […]
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May 15, 2018
Walmart, Home Depot, Cisco & Others Hold Earnings Call This Week: Will They Announce Any Benefits for Workers?
Only 4.2% of American Workers Have Seen One-Time Bonuses or Wage Hikes Result From the New Tax Law. Which Businesses Getting Tax Windfalls Will Be Next to Share the Wealth with U.S. Workers? Washington, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) is tracking how businesses are spending their tax savings since the passage of the Tax Cut […]
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May 10, 2018
$407 Billion in Corporate Stock Buybacks! How are Businesses in Your State Spending the Trump Tax Cuts?
Washington, D.C. – Today Americans for Tax Fairness released the latest updates on the Trump Tax Cut Truths website detailing how businesses are spending their tax savings since the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. The updates include a searchable map allowing you to easily find out how corporations headquartered in each state are spending […]
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May 9, 2018
Tax Law Backfires, Republicans Running Scared
National GOP Leaders Use Smoke Screen and Scare Tactic to Tarnish Pelosi In Latest Effort to Save Face with Working Americans Washington, D.C.—Republicans have released a new ad that suggests Democrats will raise taxes on all Americans if they regain control of Congress. They even go so far as suggesting that if House Democratic Leader Nancy […]
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May 8, 2018
Will Trump’s Speech on Pharma Lead to More Than Tough Talk?
Washington, D.C. – This week, President Trump will deliver a speech with more tough talk about pharmaceutical corporations “getting away with murder,” but instead of holding Big Pharma accountable for price gouging and offshore tax avoidance, Trump and the GOP recently rewarded these companies with massive tax breaks. Americans for Tax Fairness has released a […]
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May 2, 2018
Stock Buybacks Under Trump Tax Cuts Climb to $387 Billion — 58 Times More Than $6.7 Billion Corporations Are Giving Workers
Apple’s new $100 billion stock buyback is 333 times the amount it has promised its employees in a one-time bonus Washington, D.C. — In the latest evidence that the Trump-GOP tax cuts were never intended to help working Americans, stock buybacks climbed to $387 billion yesterday, which is 58 times more than the $6.7 billion […]
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April 30, 2018
Questions about How Apple’s Spending Its Tax Savings Ahead of Earnings Call Tomorrow
BIG PAYOUTS TO INVESTORS, “NEW INVESTMENTS” NOT LINKED TO TAX PLAN Washington, D.C.—Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1, Apple will hold its quarterly earnings report and this presents an opportunity to ask the company whether it will invest more of its tax savings in its workers. According to a new website launched by Americans for Tax Fairness, […]
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April 30, 2018
Questions About How Merck & Gilead Sciences are Spending Their Tax Savings Ahead of Earnings Calls Tomorrow
Tax Savings Are Enriching Wealthy Shareholders, Not Raising Wages or Lowering Prices Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1, Merck and Gilead Sciences will hold quarterly earnings calls, and this presents an opportunity to ask, “how much of your tax savings are being shared with your workers or reducing the costs of prescription drugs for patients?” […]
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April 26, 2018
Bad Medicine: How GOP Tax Cuts Are Enriching Drug Companies, Leaving Workers & Patients Behind
View the Full Report in PDF here. INTRODUCTION & KEY FINDINGS America’s 10 biggest prescription-drug corporations—the Pharma Big 10—are among the biggest winners from the Trump-GOP tax cuts but they are sharing few of the benefits with their employees and are offering no pricing relief to their customers. Instead, they are mostly rewarding their CEOs […]
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April 24, 2018
Will Verizon Answer for Shortchanging Workers When It Comes to Sharing Its Tax Cut Windfall?
Washington, D.C.–On Tuesday, April 24, Verizon held its quarterly earnings report. Will the telecom giant answer as to why more of its estimated $2.4 billion 2018 tax cut is not being shared with employees or creating jobs? According to a new website launched by American’s for Tax Fairness, which tracks what corporations are doing with […]
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April 24, 2018
Will Anthem Answer for Shortchanging Workers When It Comes to Sharing Its Tax Cut Windfall?
Washington, D.C.–On Wednesday, April 25, Anthem will hold its quarterly earnings report. Will the telecom giant answer as to why more of its estimated $520 million 2018 tax cut is not being directed to employees or to create jobs for American workers? According to a new website launched by American’s for Tax Fairness, which tracks […]
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April 23, 2018
Wells Fargo Annual Shareholder Meeting: Will Company Answer for Failing to Direct Tax Windfall Towards Jobs or Workers?
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 24, Wells Fargo will hold its annual shareholders meeting, in addition to answering questions about the $1 billion federal fine for mortgage and auto lending abuses, the bank should also have to answer why it is not sharing more of its estimated $3.7 billion annual Trump-GOP tax cut windfall with […]
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April 19, 2018
Indiana Public Radio: National Nonprofit Report Raises Concerns Over Trump Tax Reform Impact On Hoosiers
President Donald Trump’s recent budget proposal includes making cuts to infrastructure, education, affordable housing and healthcare, leading one watchdog group to speak out in concern about the potential impact those cuts could have. Last December, President Trump signed the GOP tax bill, giving breaks to big business and claiming those would trickle down to employees. […]
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April 18, 2018
News-Press: Republicans, tax law stick it to working families
This article appeared in News-Press. Frank Clemente, ATF Executive Director wrote: Working families are, as usual, getting the short end of the stick from the new Trump-GOP tax law. Huge tax cuts that mostly go to the wealthy and corporations are exploding the national debt, and threaten deep cuts to essential public services like Social […]
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April 16, 2018
Americans’ Health Care and Public Services at Risk From Trump Tax & Budget Cuts, New Report Warns
Trump/GOP Tax Breaks for Wealthy, Rx and Insurance Companies, and Trump Budget Show Grim Future of Drastic Health Care and Other Service Cuts for Working Families Washington, D.C. – This week in communities across the country advocates are holding events to educate the public about the harmful effects of the new tax law. Advocates at […]
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April 16, 2018
New Tax Law Benefits Health Care Industry, Endangers Vital Services For America’s Working Families
View the full report in PDF here. View state-by-state reports and graphics here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On Tax Day 2018, health care and other vital public services are much less secure for America’s working families due to $1.5 trillion in tax cuts enacted late last year by President Trump and the Republican Congress. The tax cuts […]
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April 13, 2018
USA Today: Tax cut savings flow to company stockholders, trickle to hourly workers
After U.S. corporations got a big tax cut in December, a flurry of announcements touting bonuses and pay raises for hourly employees raised hopes that the cash windfall would keep flowing down to American workers. But the sharing of wealth hasn’t been as generous as hoped. The early payouts, such as one-time awards of $1,000 […]
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April 10, 2018
Newsweek: TRUMP’S TAX CUTS DIDN’T BENEFIT U.S. WORKERS, MADE RICH COMPANIES RICHER, ANALYSIS FINDS
This article appeared in Newsweek. Nicole Goodkind wrote: President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts might not have trickled down to American workers in the way that he suggested they would. Trump and Republican leadership have long touted their tax cuts as a massive boon to America’s working class, if not through direct tax reductions or […]
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April 9, 2018
ATF Launches Comprehensive Website ‘Trump Tax Cut Truths’
Searchable Database Includes More than 830 Corporations and Covers Size of Tax Cuts, Stock Buybacks, Workers’ Bonuses and Wage Hikes, Job Cuts and More Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness today launched a comprehensive website, “Trump Tax Cut Truths,” detailing what American corporations are doing with their Trump tax cuts. The website includes searchable […]
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March 28, 2018
2018 Tax Messaging
Resources for 2018 tax messaging: 2018 Tax Message Survey Memo, 3/20/2018 2018 Talking Points from Message Survey, 3/20/2018 2018 Tax Message Survey PPT Deck, 3/20/2018 Polling on Trump-GOP Tax Law by Party, 3/20/2018
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March 14, 2018
Trump To Promote His Tax Plan At Boeing, But So Far, Company Has Rewarded Shareholders, Not Workers
With Tax Cut, Plane Maker Decided to Buy Back $4B of Stock, Boost Dividend by 20%, but not Give Employees a Pay Hike or Bonuses WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Trump will try to rally support for his unpopular corporate tax giveaway at a St. Louis Boeing plant Wednesday, but the company serving as his backdrop has yet […]
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March 7, 2018
ATF Applauds Senate Democrats’ Plan to Fund Infrastructure by Rolling Back Trump Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Wall Street Would Help Pay for Upgrades, Not Profiteer as Under Trump Plan WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senate Democrats today unveiled a $1 trillion plan to upgrade America’s crumbling infrastructure, paying for it by rolling back tax cuts lavished on the nation’s wealthiest households and corporations in last year’s Trump-GOP tax giveaway. The Democrats’ plan—which among many vital […]
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March 5, 2018
Scrap the Cap
In February, millionaires and billionaires stopped paying their fair share into Social Security. That’s because, once you earn $128,400 in a calendar year, you stop contributing to Social Security. But while millionaires and billionaires are off the hook, you and I continue to pay into a system that benefits all Americans. Sign the petition demanding […]
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February 27, 2018
House and Senate Legislation Would Close Loopholes in Trump-GOP Tax Law That Incentivize Shifting Jobs & Profits Offshore
“No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act” Would Remedy Trump Failure to Stop Manufacturing from Disappearing Offshore WASHINGTON, D.C. – New legislation introduced today would end tax incentives that encourage multinational corporations to shift jobs and profits offshore that were enacted under the recent tax legislation pushed by President Trump and Republicans in Congress. Sponsored by House Ways and […]
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February 23, 2018
Mike Pence’s Fake News on Corporate Investment
At the conservative CPAC conference on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence claimed that the Trump tax cuts are responsible for hundreds of billions in new corporate investment. Pence boasted, “Since the President’s tax cuts became the law of the land, businesses large and small have actually announced more than $480 billion in new investments in […]
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February 15, 2018
Cisco’s Wealthy Shareholders, Not Workers, Benefit From Trump Tax Giveaway
Company to Bring Home $67B in Offshore Profits Under Discounted Rate and Get a $10 Billion Tax Break WASHINGTON, D.C.—Cisco Systems has just announced it will return to the U.S. $67 billion in offshore profits held in cash this quarter and spend much of the money on stock buybacks and increased dividends, and apparently spend […]
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February 12, 2018
ATF Statement on President Trump’s 2019 Budget
STATEMENT FROM AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FRANK CLEMENTE: “Donald Trump has proposed a federal budget that steals from working families to pay for his massive $1.5 trillion tax cut that largely benefits the wealthy and big corporations. He’s taking away health care from seniors, food from families, college loans for the next generation, […]
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February 8, 2018
Bernie Sanders Video: Koch Brothers Cashing In
Watch ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente discuss how much the Koch brothers stand to gain from the GOP Tax Giveaway.
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February 8, 2018
Bernie Sanders Video: Apple’s PR Move
Watch ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente debunk the claim that Apple’s announced U.S. investment is a result of the GOP tax cuts.
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June 6, 2017
7 Reasons why Trump’s Tax Cuts Make No Sense
Check out this video in collaboration with MoveOn.org to see seven reasons why Trump’s corporate tax cuts make no sense.
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May 16, 2017
Statement on Congressman Pascrell’s Privileged Resolution to Demand the Release of Trump’s Tax Returns
Tonight, Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) will make a privileged resolution demanding that Congress vote to release Donald Trump’s taxes. The House is required to act on privileged resolutions within two legislative days. STATEMENT FROM AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS “We’ve long held that President Trump has no credibility to set the nation’s tax policy when […]
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May 11, 2017
Statement on President Trump’s Continued Refusal to Release His Tax Returns
In response to the news that Trump may not release his tax returns until he’s left office, Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following statement: “Trump has finally given up the bogus notion that imaginary audits prevent him from releasing his taxes — now he says that he won’t release them until after he’s out of office. […]
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May 4, 2017
Statement on Republican Health Care Repeal Plan, Redux: It Still Doesn’t Add Up
“Here’s the math behind the Republican health care repeal plan: Subtract healthcare from 24 million people. Add $600 billion in tax giveaways, mostly for the wealthy and corporations. Multiply out-of-pocket costs for senior citizens by 5. Divide all Americans. This equation didn’t work out the last time they tried it, and it still doesn’t […]
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April 27, 2017
The Guardian: Trump under fire over ‘huge tax cut for the rich’
Frank Clemente, executive director, called the tax cut proposal a “reckless” plan “for massive giveaways to corporations, the wealthy, and his own family” in return for adding trillions of dollars to the national debt. “So, how would Trump’s White House make up the shortfall? By drastic cuts to essential services and lowering the standard of […]
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April 27, 2017
Associated Press: Trump tax plan stands to benefit the man in the White House
This article on Donald Trump’s tax plan was published by the Associated Press and appeared in ABC News and other outlets. Josh Boak and Bernard Condon wrote: Among the likely winners in President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan would be a real estate developer turned reality TV star who now happens to occupy the White House. The […]
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April 26, 2017
CBS News: Who are the winners and losers in Trump’s tax plan?
“Corporations are already dodging their fair share of taxes at a time of record profits, yet he(Trump) is trying to give them a massive tax cut,” said Frank Clemente, executive director of the liberal Americans for Tax Fairness, speaking on the winners. This article appeared in CBS News. Larry Light wrote: Who would come out ahead […]
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April 26, 2017
Statement on Today’s White House Tax Announcement: “We Will Fight This Tax Plan Tooth And Nail”
“President Trump has brought his reckless tax plan from the campaign into the White House, and the math still doesn’t add up. To pay for massive tax giveaways to corporations, the wealthy, and his own family, he will add trillions of dollars to the deficit. And we all know how Republicans feel about the deficit: […]
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April 25, 2017
New York Times: Trump’s Tax Plan: Low Tax Rate for Corporations, and for Companies Like His
“Yesterday, we learned President Trump wants to slash the corporate tax rate, even though corporations already dodge most of their tax responsibilities while making record profits,” said Frank Clemente, executive director of the liberal Americans for Tax Fairness. “Today, we find out it’s even worse. In trying to slash taxes for ‘pass through’ business entities, […]
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April 25, 2017
POLITICO: Instead of launching tax reform, Trump could ground it
“In trying to slash taxes for ‘pass-through’ business entities, Trump is seeking to dramatically reduce his own tax bill,” said Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, on Trump’s proposed tax reform. This article appeared in POLITICO. Ben White and Nancy Cook wrote: President Donald Trump on Wednesday will release a tax reform […]
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April 25, 2017
Reuters: Trump tax plan will sharply slash corporate tax rates
Separately cutting the top tax rate for pass-through businesses, which account for most U.S. companies, could benefit Trump himself, said Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, a Democratic activist group. “In trying to slash taxes for pass-through business entities, Trump is seeking to dramatically reduce his own tax bill,” he said in […]
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April 25, 2017
WSJ Reports Trump is Seeking Pass-Through Rate Of 15%, Would Benefit Trump-Owned Businesses Directly
This afternoon, the Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump will seek to reduce the tax rate for “pass-through” businesses, such as the businesses he owns, to 15%. This comes a day after the WSJ confirmed that Trump will also seek to lower the corporate tax rate to 15%. Statement from Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax […]
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April 24, 2017
ATF REACTION: WSJ Reports Trump Will Seek 15% Corporate Tax Rate
This afternoon, the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Donald Trump will pursue a tax plan that would lower the corporate tax rate to 15%. Statement from Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness: “President Trump is showing his true colors again. Corporations are already dodging their fair share of taxes at a time of record profits, yet […]
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April 18, 2017
Republican Health Care Act Repeal Plan: Tax Cuts for the Rich, Health Care Cuts for Everyone Else
Support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is at its highest level ever. Yet, Republicans in Congress are determined to repeal Obamacare despite the public’s widespread opposition to their plan, known as the American Health Care Act. The GOP plan will deprive 24 million Americans of health care coverage and drive up the cost of coverage […]
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April 10, 2017
ATF Op-ed in Huffington Post: Top 3 Reasons President Trump Must Release His Tax Returns
President Trump claims ordinary people “don’t care at all” that he’s the first chief executive in more than 40 years not to release his tax returns. But a January Washington Post-ABC News poll found three quarters (74%) of Americans say Trump should release his tax returns. That includes a majority (53%) of Republicans. A White […]
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April 10, 2017
Editorial Board Memo: This Tax Day President Trump’s Refusal to Disclose His Taxes Risks 40-Year Tradition
As Tax Day approaches, an important civic tradition is at risk. Since Jimmy Carter was in office, presidents of both parties have released their tax returns on or around April 15. This 40-year tradition has assured citizens that their president is playing by the same rules as they are by paying taxes —a vital concept […]
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April 5, 2017
Tax Coalition Applauds House Democrats Forcing a Vote on Presidential Tax Transparency Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement on today’s announcement from House Democrats that they will use a discharge petition to try to force a vote on HR 305, The Presidential Tax Transparency Act, sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA): “We applaud Leader Pelosi and the House Democrats for […]
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April 3, 2017
Drug-Price Gouging Gilead Sciences Still Dodging Its Taxes
Offshore Profits for Gilead Jumped by One-Third Last Year, to Nearly $38 Billion, Allowing the Pharmaceutical Firm to Avoid $13 Billion in U.S. Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C.— Pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences’ offshore profits jumped by nearly 32% in 2016, from $28.5 billion in 2015 to almost $38 billion, according to the company’s latest filings with the […]
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March 28, 2017
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Democratic resolution fails to force release of Trump tax returns; Reichert opposes
“If this resolution fails, the public should know which members of Congress are continuing to allow President Trump to hide his business dealings and possible conflicts of interest, and the ways that he could gain personally from his tax (reform) plan,” said Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness. This article appeared in […]
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March 28, 2017
ATF Testimony in Support of California Senate Bill 149, The Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act
Testimony Submitted by Frank Clemente, Executive Director, Americans for Tax Fairness California Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, March 28, 2017 Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) strongly supports Senate Bill 149, which would require all presidential candidates to publicly release their tax returns for the five most recent years in order to appear on the California ballot. […]
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March 28, 2017
Tax Coalition Urges House Ways & Means Committee to Approve Release of Trump Tax Returns in Vote Today
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Members of the House Ways and Means Committee have a chance to stand up for accountability, transparency and honest government today, as the Committee is scheduled to vote on a resolution to direct the Treasury Secretary to provide President Trump’s federal tax returns to Congress. “This is an issue that the American people care […]
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March 23, 2017
Trump and House GOP Fail at Attempted $600 Billion Tax Giveaway to the Rich
Postponed GOP health care bill was a huge $600 tax giveaway to the rich and insurance & prescription drug corporations at the expense of health care for 24 million Americans WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement in response to U.S. House leadership postponing the vote on the Republican […]
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March 20, 2017
The Tennessean: Don’t give me a tax cut that cuts people’s health care
ATF placed the following Op-Ed by Stephen Price, Vice-Chair of Patriotic Millionaires, in The Tennessean. Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the taxes that pay for it would save rich taxpayers like me a lot of money. But it would also cause 24 million Americans to lose their health insurance. That’s not a tradeoff I […]
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March 17, 2017
Editorial Board Memo: GOP Health Care Bill Gives $600 Billion in Tax Breaks, Mostly to Wealthy & Corporations, as 24 Million Lose Health Care
The U.S. House is slated to consider the Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) next week. Debate over the GOP’s American Health Care Act will be heated, given complaints from both ends of the party’s ideological spectrum and solid opposition from Democrats. Central to the debate will be the morality and economic consequences […]
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March 16, 2017
Marketplace: What it might mean if Trump succeeds in cutting the business tax rate
ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente was interviewed by Mitchell Hartman on American Public Media’s “Marketplace” program to discuss President Trump’s proposal to cut the corporate tax rate. The interview appeared on nearly 1,000 radio stations across the country.
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March 15, 2017
CBS News: A Trump tax return revealed — here’s what accountants think of it
Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, which favors taxing the wealthy more, pointed out that Mr. Trump derives his income from more than 500 business entities, each with its own income stream and tax filing. “It’s in those filings that you would see names and sources of income,” he said. “The tax […]
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March 15, 2017
NPR: In 2005, Trump Was Hit With A Tax That He Now Wants To Abolish
“Without the alternative minimum tax, Donald Trump would have paid a lower tax rate in 2005 than the poorest half of Americans — just 3.48 percent — despite income of more than $150 million. Trump wants to abolish the AMT. Now we know why,” said Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente. This article […]
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March 15, 2017
Trump Trying to Eliminate the Biggest Tax He Pays: The Alternative Minimum Tax
Newly reported Trump 2005 tax return shows $31 million, out of $37 million total, was paid under the alternative minimum tax – a tax he is trying to kill WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Trump’s newly reported 2005 federal tax return shows he is trying to eliminate the one tax that affects him far more than any […]
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March 14, 2017
Corporate Tax Dodging Outlined in New Report Hurts Jobs and Working Families
Tax loopholes let big U.S. corporations dodge more than a half-trillion dollars in U.S. taxes in recent years. Yes, this shows the system is rigged. But it’s also a huge missed opportunity—to invest in good-paying jobs and the American people. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has just issued the latest in its […]
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March 8, 2017
House Republicans Again Block Request for President Trump’s Tax Returns
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee again block a request for President Trump’s tax returns Wednesday afternoon. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, offered an amendment that the Ways and Means Committee use its legal authority to request copies of President Trump’s federal tax returns for the last 10 years from the U.S. Treasury […]
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March 7, 2017
House Republican ACA Repeal Plan Is Big Tax Break for The Wealthy, Insurers and Drug Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement in response to the House Republicans’ legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: “The House Republicans disastrous plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act puts at risk the health coverage of millions of Americans while handing $465 billion in tax […]
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February 28, 2017
Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s “Alternative Tax Facts”
When he addresses a joint session of Congress February 28, President Trump will likely make claims about his tax plan that do not match reality. Following are “alternative facts” Trump has offered in the past, paired with the real facts. Eight claims you’re likely to hear Tuesday night: TRUMP: “[T]he tax relief will be concentrated […]
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February 24, 2017
House Republican ACA Repeal Plan Means Millions of Working Families Lose Health Coverage While Rich and Health Care Corporations Get Huge Tax Cuts
Plan would create a new tax on workers’ employer-provided health care benefits WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement in response to today’s release of the draft House Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act: “Congressional Republicans are following through on their threat to repeal all the taxes […]
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February 15, 2017
Post-Election Polling Shows the Public Opposes Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Wealthy
MEMORANDUM FR: Frank Clemente, Executive Director Americans for Tax Fairness RE: Post-Election Polling Shows the Public Opposes Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Wealthy DT: February 7, 2017 Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are misguided in their efforts to claim a mandate to cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations. […]
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February 10, 2017
Tax Coalition Urges Opposition to Steven Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary
ATF report shows Mnuchin could get $3.3 million annual tax cut from plan he would be promoting as Treasury Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter to U.S. Senators today, Americans for Tax Fairness urged opposition to the confirmation of Steven T. Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary. “The cabinet post chiefly responsible for setting and implementing federal tax […]
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February 7, 2017
Tax Coalition Urges Opposition to Delaney-Yoho Infrastructure 2.0 Act
Bill would be a tax giveaway to multinational corporations that have been dodging U.S. taxes by holding profits offshore WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Americans for Tax Fairness urged members of Congress to oppose the Infrastructure 2.0 Act because it would underfund infrastructure projects while exacerbating the problem of offshore corporate tax avoidance. In a letter to members […]
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January 25, 2017
ATF Applauds Senate Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Funded by Closing Tax Loopholes
“This ambitious and doable plan by Senate Democrats stands in sharp contrast to the phony infrastructure proposal put forward by President Trump” For a PDF of this document, click here. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement on Senate Democrats’ newly released infrastructure plan: “We applaud Senate Democrats’ […]
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January 20, 2017
Robert Reich Video: Trump’s phony infrastructure plan
ATF joined with Robert Reich and MoveOn.org in preparing this video to expose the special-interest scam of Trump’s infrastructure plan.
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January 18, 2017
Trump’s Proposed Treasury Secretary Could Get $3.3 Million Tax Cut Annually from Trump Tax Plan
Mnuchin’s claim that “[t]here will be no absolute tax cut for the upper class” under Trump’s tax plan is disproven by his potential big windfall Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary could be perceived as having the bank robber guard the bank WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness estimates that Steven T. Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for […]
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January 11, 2017
ATF Op-Ed in USA Today: How Obamacare repeal helps rich, hurts poor
This article originally appeared in USA Today. Americans did not vote to make a rigged system even worse, but that’s the GOP plan. Republican plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) threaten the health care of 30 million Americans and would erode some rare progress made recently to reverse America’s growing economic inequality. By taxing […]
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December 14, 2016
President-elect Trump Tax Plan Would Let Tech Industry Permanently Dodge Hundreds of Billions in U.S. Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C.— President-elect Donald Trump met with CEOs of some of the most profitable corporations in America today and likely promised them a massive tax giveaway on their untaxed offshore profits, which would mean American families have to pick up their tab. A spokesman for Trump said one of the topics of his meeting with high-tech […]
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December 1, 2016
ATF Urges IRS to Finalize Rule Closing Estate Tax Loophole
Closing the “Valuation Discount Loophole” would preserve the integrity of the federal Estate and Gift Tax and generate up to $18 billion over 10 years, Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente said in testimony at the Internal Revenue Service today. The IRS held a hearing on a proposed Estate & Gift Taxes Valuation […]
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November 30, 2016
Trump’s Treasury Pick Will Further Rig the System
Donald Trump ran for president claiming he would end a rigged economic system that works against working people. But Trump’s pick of Steven Mnuchin to run his economic program—including tax policy—shows his real plan is to slant the system even more in favor of billionaires like himself, Mnuchin and their pals on Wall Street. Mnuchin, […]
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November 30, 2016
Mnuchin is the Wrong Person to Lead U.S. Tax System
Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement on Donald Trump’s nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be U.S. Treasury secretary: “Steven Mnuchin is the wrong person to put in charge of the U.S tax system, which raises $3 trillion a year. “Not only is Mnuchin a member of the Wall Street […]
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November 22, 2016
Admission of Self-Dealing by Trump Foundation Shows Why President-Elect Trump Must Release His Tax Returns
Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement in response to today’s Wall Street Journal report that “President-elect Donald Trump’s charitable foundation engaged in self-dealing in 2015 and prior years, the foundation said in an Internal Revenue Service filing.” “Today we learned that Donald Trump’s Foundation made illegal payments to ‘foundation […]
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November 22, 2016
ATF Op-ed in Huffington Post: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Offers Private Gain, Public Pain
Op-ed originally published on The Huffington Post by Frank Clemente, executive director, Americans for Tax Fairness, November 22, 2016 Donald Trump promised he would drain the swamp in Washington, but his proposal to repair our crumbling infrastructure will do anything but that. It’s the same kind of special interest giveaway voters revolted against on Election Day. […]
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November 3, 2016
ATF Urges SEC Disclosure Updates to Include Annual Country-by-County Requirement
Changes to the Security and Exchange Commission’s disclosure requirements for U.S. corporations should include annual country-by-country reporting on activities in foreign countries, urged Americans for Tax Fairness in comments signed by nearly 18,000 supporters. ATF also submitted separate comments to the SEC, which can be found here. “Without this improved transparency, corporations will be free […]
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November 2, 2016
45 Groups’ Comments to the U.S. Treasury Department Supporting the Proposed Rule on the Estate & Gift Taxes Valuation Discount
TO: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury RE: Comments on REG-163113-02, the Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest DT: November 2, 2016 The 45 organizations that have signed these comments, which represent tens of millions of members, strongly support finalizing the proposed rule that would […]
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November 1, 2016
Instead of Paying Its U.S. Taxes, Qualcomm is Buying a Foreign Company
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. could permanently avoid $10 billion in U.S. taxes it owes on its offshore profits by using those profits to buy a Dutch semiconductor company, thanks to a loophole allowing U.S. corporations to defer payment of taxes on earnings held outside the country. Qualcomm, the San Diego-based mobile technology company, Thursday announced it […]
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October 6, 2016
ATF Responds to Rep. Noem’s Misleading Estate Tax Op-Ed
Americans for Tax Fairness sent a letter to Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) to clarify who is affected by the federal estate tax and correct Rep. Noem’s misrepresentation of Hillary Clinton’s proposal to assess a 65% tax rate on estates worth more than $1 billion per couple. “It is important to realize that the requirements for […]
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September 30, 2016
ATF Urges FASB to Adopt Country-by-County Reporting Requirement for Corporate Tax Statements
Changes to the income-tax disclosure requirements for public corporations should include annual country-by-country reporting and the amount of deferred U.S. taxes owed on offshore profits, Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente wrote in comments submitted to the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Today is the deadline for public comments on FASB’s draft revisions to […]
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September 19, 2016
Newly-Released Chartbook Uses Data to Disprove Corporations’ False Narrative on Taxes
America’s biggest and most powerful corporations continue to claim they are damaged by the 35 percent U.S. corporate tax rate when it comes to international competition, but the facts prove that simply isn’t true. A newly-released online resource compiled by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Economic Policy Institute shows U.S. corporate profits are near […]
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September 8, 2016
Editorial Board Memo: All Presidential Candidates Should Release Their Tax Returns Support a U.S. Senate Vote on the Presidential Tax Transparency Act
As Congress returns from its summer recess, it has about three weeks to finish its work for the American people before the November election. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) hopes to get a vote on his Presidential Tax Transparency Act, which would require all major presidential candidates to make public their tax returns for the last […]
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September 7, 2016
Editorial Board Memo: Celebrate the 100 Year Anniversary of Federal Estate Tax
September 8 marks the 100 year anniversary of President Woodrow Wilson signing into law the federal estate tax, a levy on the intergenerational transfer of immense wealth. The tax was implemented in an effort to raise significant revenue as well as to check the rising concentration of wealth. Today, high exemption levels, loopholes that limit […]
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August 30, 2016
ATF Applauds European Commission Action Against Apple and Ireland
The following statement was issued by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) Executive Director Frank Clemente in response to the European Commission’s finding this morning that Ireland’s tax arrangements with Apple were illegal and provided up to a 13-billion-Euro subsidy ($14.5 billion) plus interest, or “state aid,” to Apple through various forms of tax avoidance. Ireland’s […]
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August 25, 2016
Mylan, Price Gouging Its EpiPen, Is Also Dodging Its Taxes
New figures compiled by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) show that Mylan, the drug company now under fire for price gouging consumers on its emergency allergy-response product EpiPen, has seen its profits rise at the same time its taxes have plummeted, thanks to an aggressive offshore tax-avoidance strategy. Mylan completed a corporate “inversion” early last […]
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August 25, 2016
Recent Polling on Tax Fairness and Inequality Issues
From Gallup, these numbers probably make the strongest case and they are consistent with the trends in recent years. (April 6-10, 2016; Q26) As I read off some different groups, please tell me if you think they are paying their FAIR share in federal taxes, paying too MUCH or paying too LITTLE? Fair Share Too […]
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August 22, 2016
Irish Media Confirms ATF Claims About Gilead Science’s Massive Profit Shifting
An August 21 news story in FORA, an Irish business publication, confirmed key findings in a recent Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) report, which alleged Gilead Sciences is shifting most of the U.S. profits it is generating from its exorbitantly priced hepatitis-C medication to Ireland to dodge U.S. taxes. Gilead’s annual report to the U.S. […]
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August 11, 2016
ATF Urges Treasury and IRS to Act Against Gilead Science’s Massive Offshore Tax Dodging
Americans for Tax Fairness urges the Obama Administration to act against Gilead Sciences’ aggressive use of transfer pricing to shift billions of dollars to its offshore subsidiaries so Gilead could avoid U.S. taxes. ATF’s request comes after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition to force Facebook to turn over information in the IRS’ […]
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August 10, 2016
ATF Letter to Treasury & IRS Regarding Gilead Profit Shifting
Dear Secretary Lew and Commissioner Koskinen: Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) greatly appreciates the IRS’s pursuit of up to $5 billion in U.S. taxes owed by Facebook due to its apparent aggressive use of transfer pricing to shift U.S. profits offshore. We want to bring to your attention a similar highly aggressive use of transfer […]
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July 22, 2016
Tax Fairness Advocates Pressure SEC to Improve Disclosure of U.S. Corporations’ Foreign Subsidiaries
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans for Tax Fairness and its allies will pressure the Securities and Exchange Commission to require U.S. corporations to disclose all of their foreign subsidiaries and the amount of taxes those subsidiaries owe the United States. “The SEC should adopt a strong regime for disclosure of all corporate subsidiaries. Based on studies done by ATF […]
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July 18, 2016
Huffington Post Op-ed: Gilead Sciences: Price Gouger, Tax Dodger
Op-ed originally published on The Huffington Post by Frank Clemente, executive director, Americans for Tax Fairness, July 18, 2016 If you think the pharmaceutical industry has stolen all it can from the American people through its price gouging, think again. Even as they’re pricing medications as high as the market can bear and beyond, drug […]
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July 13, 2016
New Report: Taxpayer-Supported Gilead Sciences Is Price Gouging the Public, Then Dodging Taxes on the Huge Profits
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A new investigative report finds that in the last two years Gilead Sciences has raked in billions in profits from exorbitantly priced hepatitis C medications that were developed with taxpayer dollars, and then shifted those profits to offshore tax havens where it dodges U.S. taxes. “Gilead is making a fortune selling essential drugs […]
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July 1, 2016
ATF and Daily Kos Delivery Nearly 60,000 Comments in Support of Treasury’s Anti-Inversion Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nearly 60,000 comments were officially submitted today by Americans for Tax Fairness and Daily Kos members and supporters in favor of the two proposed Treasury Department anti-inversion rules. Representatives of the two groups were joined by additional activists as they hand-delivered the comments to the IRS. “We are very pleased that the Treasury Department […]
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June 30, 2016
ATF and Daily Kos Deliver 60,000 Comments to the IRS
On June 30, 2016 Americans for Tax Fairness partnered with Daily Kos to deliver nearly 60,000 comments to the IRS in support of their new rules on Earnings Stripping and Serial Inverters.
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June 28, 2016
Policy Positions on Tax Isssues in Democratic Party Platforms from 1960 to 2012
Compiled by Americans for Tax Fairness Source for all platform language is here: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/platforms.php Note: These are noteworthy excerpts of discussions about tax issues from past Democratic platforms. The excerpts are not comprehensive; often there are brief mentions of tax issues throughout a lengthy platform document. 2012 Note: there are many references in the platform […]
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June 24, 2016
Paul Ryan’s Tax Plan Looks A Lot Like Donald Trump’s Tax Plan—And Neither Serves The American People
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Donald Trump may disagree on some issues, but they are united when it comes to giving huge tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations. So Ryan’s tax plan, due out June 24, will probably closely resemble that of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, as detailed in the chart on […]
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June 23, 2016
Ryan’s “A Better Way” Tax Plan is “A Bitter Pill” For Working Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement about House Speaker Paul Ryan’s “A Better Way: A Pro-Growth Tax Code for All Americans,” which was embargoed for release until 12:01 am on June 24, 2016. “This tax plan shows that when it comes to taxes, Speaker Ryan and Donald Trump are marching […]
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June 9, 2016
ATF testifies at the Democratic Platform Committee Hearing
Statement of Frank Clemente Executive Director, Americans for Tax Fairness To the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee Session on “Moving America Forward: Education, Jobs, and the Economy” June 9, 2016 Chairman Cummings and members of the committee, thanks for the opportunity to testify today. I am here on behalf of Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition […]
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May 26, 2016
See More Infographics at ATF’s Flickr Page
Click here to go to Americans for Tax Fairness’ flickr page to see infographics about Corporate Taxes, Tax Reform, and much more.
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May 13, 2016
Improved Country-by-Country Reporting Critical to Preventing Multinational Corporate Tax Dodging
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Improving country-by-country reporting requirements is critical to identifying, and ultimately preventing, billions of dollars of corporate tax dodging, Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente said in testimony to the Internal Revenue Service today. “Profit shifting by multinationals is a principal method of corporate tax avoidance. Improved reporting requirements, as proposed in this […]
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April 18, 2016
Tax Fairness Coalition Launches Viagra Ad Parody on Pfizer’s Failed Tax Dodging Scheme
Washington, DC – Today, in honor of Tax Day and to highlight corporate inversions and other tax-dodging schemes, American Family Voices, Americans for Tax Fairness, and the Agenda Project Action Fund launched a video parody ad entitled “Inversion, from Pfizer, the Makers of Viagra.” “Like Viagra helps men with erectile dysfunction, Inversion helps corporations with […]
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April 13, 2016
It’s Tax Time, But Corporations Aren’t Paying
This op-ed by ATF Executive Director Frank Clemente also appeared on the Huffington Post. Tax Day offers a stark reminder of the difference between those of us who pay all our taxes every year and the big corporations that don’t. While families and small businesses scramble to file their returns each April, multinational corporations are free […]
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April 6, 2016
Termination of Pfizer Inversion is Good News for American Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, made the following statement in response to the termination of Pfizer and Allergan’s planned merger, which would have resulted in the New York City-based Pfizer becoming an Irish corporation: “The prevention of Pfizer’s inversion is great news for all American taxpayers: individuals, small businesses and […]
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April 5, 2016
New Treasury Dept. Anti-Inversion Rule Would Prevent Pfizer’s Estimated $35 Billion Tax Break
Pfizer’s attempt to dodge taxes by structuring its shareholder ownership of Allergan at 56% and save $35 Billion appears to be for naught WASHINGTON, D.C. –Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, made the following statement in response to the anti-inversion regulations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, April 4: […]
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April 5, 2016
The Washington Post: Obama Criticizes Companies That Leave U.S. for Lower Taxes as Pfizer Tries to Merge with Allergan
Under the new rules, stock that Allergan has issued within the past three years to acquire U.S. companies wouldn’t be included in the calculations. Applying that rule, Americans for Tax Fairness estimates that Pfizer shareholders might own about 70 percent of the new foreign company, well above the 60 percent rule, said Frank Clemente, executive […]
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March 31, 2016
120,000 Americans Tell The White House Via Petition: Stop Pfizer And Other Corporations From Dodging Billions In Taxes
WhiteHouse.gov “We the People” Petition urges Treasury Department to force corporations to pay the taxes they owe on their current untaxed offshore profits WASHINGTON, D.C. –More than 120,000 Americans have signed a petition urging President Obama to instruct the Treasury Department to force American corporations to pay the U.S. taxes they owe on their […]
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March 23, 2016
Obama’s Treasury Department Can Stop Pfizer’s $35 Billion Tax Dodge
Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and most profitable companies, is attempting to dodge up to $35 billion in U.S. taxes it currently owes through a merger with Allergan, a drug firm based in the tax haven of Ireland. In effect, Pfizer will renounce its American identity, 166 years after being founded in […]
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March 22, 2016
55 Organizations Urge Treasury Department To Prevent Tax Benefits Of Pfizer, Johnson Controls Inversions
Letter to Sec. Lew: “Treasury can remove the principal tax-avoiding feature of two of these unpatriotic corporate maneuvers and discourage future ones” WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the U.S. Treasury Department expected to soon finalize rules to limit the tax benefits of corporate inversions, a group of 55 organizations urged Treasury to close a loophole […]
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March 21, 2016
Stop Corporate Inversions Petition Delivery to Congress
This video can be found on Youtube here. We delivered nearly 272,000 petition signatures to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding that the Senate vote on legislation that would stop Pfizer from dodging $35 billion in taxes. Watch an important message from Senator Elizabeth Warren as well as the full petition delivery to the […]
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March 17, 2016
272,000 Citizens to Congress: Pass the Stop Corporate Inversions Act!
CREDO Action, Democracy for America and Americans for Tax Fairness submit petitions to Congress supporting legislation by Sens. Durbin, Reed and Warren WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 272,000 Americans are urging Congress to take action to prevent corporate inversions, in which U.S. corporations change their legal address to an offshore location, usually a tax haven, in […]
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March 9, 2016
Senator Brown’s Bill Would Make Deserting Corporations Such as Pfizer Pay What They Owe Before They Leave
Legislation would force corporations to pay their deferred taxes before officially becoming foreign WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deserting corporations would be forced to pay their unpaid taxes on offshore profits if a new bill by Senator Sherrod Brown becomes law. The legislation would remove much of the tax benefit many U.S. multinational corporations hope to […]
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February 29, 2016
Politico’s Prescription Pulse: Liberals Say White House Should Stop Pfizer Tax Avoidance
Americans for Tax Fairness urged the Obama administration to cut off tax benefits that would flow from a proposed merger of Pfizer and Allergan. The deal would relocate the company’s headquarters to Dublin and allow Pfizer to save $35 billion in taxes, according to a report the group released Thursday. Four House Democrats — including Rosa […]
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February 25, 2016
Bloomberg: Pfizer Seen Avoiding $35 Billion in Tax Via Allergan Merger
Pfizer Inc. will be able to permanently avoid paying $35 billion in U.S. taxes by merging with Allergan Plc, according to a report released Thursday by a group that advocates for tax fairness — though a tax and accounting consultant called the number “a little misleading.” Four Democratic members of Congress joined Americans for Tax Fairness, which […]
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February 25, 2016
New Report: Pfizer’s Merger With Irish Drug Company Will Let It Dodge An Estimated $35 Billion In U.S. Taxes
Nearly 4 Million Floridians Are in Medicare Program; Pfizer Has Hiked Prices to Medicare on Seven Top Selling Drugs by 39% Over Two Years WASHINGTON, D.C. –Pfizer—maker of Celebrex, Lipitor, Lyrica, and Viagra—is attempting to permanently dodge an estimated $35 billion of U.S. taxes it currently owes by merging with Allergan, a drug firm […]
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January 27, 2016
Tax Fairness Coalition Says Obama’s Treasury Department Can End Tax Benefits of Pfizer and Johnson Controls Inversions
Coalition Says Obama’s Treasury Department Can End Tax Benefits of Pfizer and Johnson Controls Inversions : Inaction Risks Losing Tens of Billions of Dollars in Tax Revenue WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Americans for Tax Fairness called for the U.S. Treasury Department to use its authority to deny the tax benefits of two proposed mergers between American […]
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December 22, 2015
Families Advance With Recent Tax Bill, But Corporations Got a Lot More
This blog post also appeared on the Huffington Post. Surprisingly, Congress’s $680 billion holiday-season tax deal will bring some cheer to working families and not just to big corporations this year. Refundable tax credits putting extra cash in the hands of hard-pressed workers and parents were included in a huge year-end gift-wrapped package of tax […]
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December 4, 2015
New Yorkers Denounce Pfizer’s Plan to Desert America to Dodge Taxes
Today, at a protest in front of Pfizer’s world headquarters in New York City, 50 New Yorkers denounced Pfizer’s plan to desert America in order to dodge its taxes. They called on U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and New York’s Congressional delegation to pass legislation blocking Pfizer’s action before the merger is officially approved by shareholders in mid 2016.
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December 1, 2015
Editorial Board Memo: Pfizer Renounces Its American ‘Citizenship’ To Dodge Taxes
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) New York City-based Pfizer, one of America’s largest pharmaceutical companies, announced yesterday it has finalized a deal to merge with the Irish corporation Allergan, which will enable it to change its tax residence to Ireland, a tax haven, in order to dodge U.S. taxes. The merged company will be named Pfizer, and Pfizer […]
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November 25, 2015
Bad Medicine: Pfizer’s Offshore Tax Trick Just Latest of Many Scandals
Pfizer doesn’t play pfair. The recent announcement that it would renounce its American identity and become an Irish company — thereby dodging billions of dollars in taxes — is just the latest in a string of shady scandals and sleazy behaviors by the pharmaceutical giant. It is obvious Pfizer will go on taking advantage of the […]
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November 18, 2015
Tax Fairness Coalition Applauds the Leadership of Senator Warren on Corporate Tax Reform
Sen. Warren: “That’s what this tax battle is really about: Who does the country work for?” Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness applauds Senator Elizabeth Warren’s leadership in working for corporate tax reform that benefits middle-class families and small businesses, not just wealthy multinational corporations. In a speech today at the National Press Club, […]
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November 18, 2015
Walgreens: Offshoring America’s Drugstore
Walgreens, our country’s biggest pharmacy chain, was considering whether to try to dodge paying its fair share of taxes. It was thinking about shifting its corporate address from Illinois to Switzerland, a tax haven country. After we released this report, co-authored by Change to Win Retail Initiatives, and after we began mobilizing people to boycott […]
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November 9, 2015
Tax Fairness Coalition Partners Rally in 13 States To Call for a More Equitable Tax System
WASHINGTON — On “Tax Day,” Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and its coalition partners organized 19 public events in 13 states across the U.S. to call for a more equitable federal tax system. The events focused on the need to close corporate tax loopholes that encourage companies to ship jobs and profits offshore. Some organizations […]
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October 29, 2015
Icahn Could Reap $440 Million In Tax Break From Apple Shares
He’s investing $150 million in a Super PAC to get Congress to create a giant tax break for corporations holding $2.1 trillion in untaxed profits offshore Washington, D.C. – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his investment firm could get a nearly $440 million tax break if his new Super PAC succeeds in its goal of […]
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October 29, 2015
52 Organizations Support Sen. Baldwin’s Effort to Close Carried Interest Loophole to Avoid Sequester Cuts
Washington, D.C. – Today, 52 organizations urged U.S. Senators to support efforts to close the carried interest tax loophole, which lets hedge fund and private equity investment managers pay a tax rate that is about half what they should pay, in order to raise revenue needed to avoid damaging service cuts that could be forced […]
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October 28, 2015
Federal Budget Deal Was A Missed Opportunity
Did not close a single tax loophole Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente made the following statement about the federal budget agreement negotiated between the White House and Congressional leaders, which was passed today by the House of Representatives: “The federal budget deal was a missed opportunity. It is good […]
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September 25, 2015
24 International Tax Experts Oppose Plans in Congress to Give a Big Tax Break on $2.1 Trillion in Offshore Corporate Profits and to Shift U.S. to a “Territorial” System
Separately, Tax Coalition Releases a Chartbook About Offshore Corporate Taxes, Corporate Profits and the Competitiveness of the U.S. Tax System Washington, D.C. – In an 11-page letter to Members of Congress, 24 international tax experts raise significant concerns about legislative proposals that would seek to close a six-year funding shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund by […]
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July 8, 2015
Tax Fairness Coalition Expresses Deep Disappointment with Schumer-Portman International Tax Reform Framework
Big corporations will be winners; working families and Main Street businesses will be losers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness executive director Frank Clemente today released the following statement in response to the introduction of a tax reform framework to overhaul the U.S. international tax system drafted by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rob […]
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July 6, 2015
Medical Device Tax Editorial Board Memo
Editorial board memorandum sent to editors and columnists on the subject of the upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate to repeal the medical device excise tax. Read PDF version of the document: Editorial Board Memo: Opposing Upcoming Senate Vote to Repeal Medical Device Excise Tax
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June 17, 2015
31 National Organizations Tell U.S. House to Reject Medical Device Tax Repeal
Groups Refute False Claims that Device Tax Harms U.S. Economy Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness and 30 other national organizations sent a letter to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 160, a bill that would repeal the medical device excise tax. This is a modest 2.3 percent tax that is […]
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June 17, 2015
Report Reveals Walmart’s Secretive Use of Tax Havens Allowing Company to Dodge Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A groundbreaking report released today by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) unveils that Walmart has built a vast, undisclosed web of 78 subsidiaries and branches in 15 offshore tax havens, which may be used to minimize foreign taxes where it has retail operations and to avoid U.S. taxes on those foreign earnings. […]
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May 19, 2015
Media Backgrounder: U.S. House to Vote This Week to Make R&D Corporate Tax Break Permanent Adding $182 Billion to Deficit
Tax Fairness Coalition Decries the Hypocritical Double Standard of Not Paying for This Corporate Tax Giveaway While Demanding Other Spending is Paid for, and Releases Data Showing that Companies Pushing for the Tax Break Already Pay Low Corporate Tax Rates Washington, D.C. – Ahead of a Wednesday vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to […]
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May 8, 2015
Recently Passed Budget Plan Fails to Raise Revenues from Wealthy and Corporations, Slashed Needed Funding and Sets Up Major Spending Debate this Summer and Fall.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the U.S. Senate approved a joint budget plan for the next fiscal year, which begins October 1, by a vote of 51-48 with all Senate Democrats and two Republicans voting against it. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the same plan last week by 226-197, which was opposed by 14 […]
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April 16, 2015
Statement from Americans for Tax Fairness Following House Vote to Repeal Estate Tax, Giving Wealthiest 0.2% a $269 Billion Tax Break
Conservatives’ Arguments Relied Entirely on Falsehoods Washington, D.C. – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 240-179 to repeal the federal estate tax: “One day after working Americans paid their fair share of taxes, conservatives in the House voted for a […]
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April 14, 2015
72 National Organizations Voice Opposition to This Week’s Estate Tax Repeal Vote
Groups Urge Congress to Put Needs of Average Americans Ahead of the Wealthiest 0.2% Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness and a diverse group of 72 other national organizations sent a letter today to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 1105, a bill that would repeal the federal […]
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April 13, 2015
As House Conservatives Peddle Falsehoods to Justify Repealing the Estate Tax This Week, GOP Leaders Dishonestly Claim to Be Concerned About Income Inequality
Tax Fairness Coalition Uses Conservatives ’ Own Words to Expose Hypocrisy and Misinformation Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the vote to repeal the federal estate tax taking place in the U.S. House of Representatives this week on Tax Day, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) has compiled a list of direct quotes from conservative leaders exposing […]
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March 25, 2015
Tax Fairness Coalition Sends Letter to House Ways & Means Committee Urging Opposition to Repeal of Federal Estate Tax
Describes Importance of Revenues Generated by Tax that Affects Only the Richest Americans Washington, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness, representing 425 national and state organizations, sent a letter today to the members of the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives strongly urging them to oppose the Death Tax Repeal Act […]
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March 18, 2015
Americans for Tax Fairness Releases Comprehensive Set of Polling Data Illustrating Unpopularity of Conservative Tax Policies
Polls Show that Voters Overwhelmingly Support ‘Tax Fairness’ Agenda WASHINGTON – This week, as the House and Senate majorities release their budgets aimed at cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy at the expense of working Americans, Americans for Tax Fairness has issued a comprehensive collection of national polling data proving that conservative tax policies run […]
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February 11, 2015
Letter To Congress Opposing America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act (H.R. 636) And Other Permanent Tax Extenders
February 11, 2015 Dear Representative: On behalf of Americans for Tax Fairness, I am writing in opposition to a suite of seven tax extender bills costing $93 billion over 10 years that were recently approved in a party-line vote by the House Ways and Means Committee. Two of these measures will be on the House […]
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February 2, 2015
Tax Fairness Coalition Says Obama’s Plan to Address Corporate Tax Avoidance on Offshore Profits is ‘Not Nearly Enough’
$238 Billion for Infrastructure Should be Considered a Down Payment; Corporations Need to do Much More to Pay Their Fair Share WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today about President Obama’s proposal to address offshore tax avoidance by U.S. multinational corporations that will be detailed in […]
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January 29, 2015
Tax Fairness Coalition Slams Repatriation Tax Plan from Senators Boxer and Paul
Proposed Solution to Shore up the Highway Trust Fund is a ‘Retread’ of the Same Failed Tax Giveaway of a Decade Ago WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today about a proposal from Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) that would create a “repatriation tax […]
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January 17, 2015
TAX FAIRNESS COALITION PRAISES OBAMA FOR CLOSING THE TRUST FUND LOOPHOLE, RAISING CAPITAL GAINS TAXES ON THE WEALTHY
WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, made the following statement in response to a proposal released today by the Obama administration that would increase capital gains rates on wealthy individuals, assess a fee on very large financial institutions and provide tax credits to working families. “President Obama’s new tax proposal establishes […]
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December 17, 2014
TAX FAIRNESS COALITION DECRIES DOUBLE-STANDARD ON CORPORATE TAX CUTS IN BILL PASSED BY THE U.S. SENATE
Congress hands out billions in corporate tax breaks while denying funding for programs benefitting American families unless they are paid for WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today following the passage in the U.S. Senate of a one-year extension of a large package of tax breaks, 80 […]
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December 11, 2014
REPORT FINDS THAT BURGER KING “INVERSION” WILL ENABLE COMPANY TO DODGE UP TO $1.2 BILLION IN U.S. TAXES OVER FOUR YEARS
WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) released a new report Thursday showing that Burger King’s planned “inversion” will allow the company and its leading shareholders to avoid an estimated $400 million to $1.2 billion in U.S. taxes between 2015 and 2018. This contradicts the assertion by CEO Daniel Schwartz that Burger King plans to become a […]
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December 4, 2014
CORRECTION: TAX COALITION CRITICIZES BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE FOR NOT PARTING WITH CEO OF MAJOR CORPORATE TAX DODGER AT&T
WASHINGTON – In a press release issued yesterday, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) praised the Business Roundtable (BRT) for parting ways with chairman Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T. This was based on a misreading of a news report on the Business Roundtable’s appointment of Mark Weinberger, Chairman and CEO of Ernst and Young Global, to chair […]
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December 3, 2014
TAX FAIRNESS COALITION CRITICIZES PASSAGE OF CORPORATE TAX BREAKS
Corporate tax cuts add billions to the deficit while spending on American families gets short shrift WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, the executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today in response to the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives that resulted in the passage of H.R. 5771, a one-year extension of a large […]
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December 3, 2014
Tax Coalition Praises Business Roundtable For Parting With Ceo Of Major Corporate Tax Dodger At&T
Business Roundtable Chairman decried 35% top rate but his corporation paid only 6.5% *UPDATE* This release has been amended and you can read updated version here. WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today in response to the news that Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T, will step down from […]
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November 26, 2014
TAX FAIRNESS COALITION PRAISES PRESIDENT FOR THREATENING VETO OF TAX EXTENDERS DEAL
WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today about President Obama’s threatened veto of the House-Senate deal on tax extenders, which would cost at least $400 billion over 10 years:
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November 5, 2014
Tax Fairness Campaign Releases Guide To 2014 Federal Election TV Ads On Tax Issues
Democrats attack Republicans on tax fairness issues TV ads draw vivid contrasts on taxes and budget tradeoffs WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund (ATFAF) today released new information showing that congressional Democrats and their allies are aggressively using TV ads on tax fairness issues to attack Republican candidates this election cycle. Recent data […]
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October 21, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Praises Abbvie’s Decision Not To Pursue A Corporate Inversion
Cites savings to taxpayers, calls for legislators to take bold steps to slow inversions WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today about the decision by AbbVie Inc. not to purchase Shire Plc., based in Ireland. The Shire transaction would have allowed AbbVie to undergo a “corporate inversion,” […]
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October 3, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Critiques Misleading Poll By The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce
Other polls demonstrate that Americans oppose corporate inversions WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, today released the following statement about a recent poll by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that claims to show that Americans oppose action to restrict corporate inversions. The poll is part of a multi-million dollar ad campaign […]
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September 23, 2014
Tax Coalition Praises Obama Administration for Rules that Would Remove Some Incentives for Corporate Inversions
WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, issued the following statement today about the Administration’s action against corporate tax inversions outlined in this press release and fact sheet. “The Obama Administration has taken a very important first step in removing a major incentive for corporations to change their corporate address, typically to […]
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September 18, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Calls For The U.S. Chamber of Commerce To End Deceptive Advertising Campaign
Chamber’s ads defend corporate inversions Tax coalition argues the campaign hurts the interests of millions of Chamber members WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) today released an open letter to Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, requesting that he end a deceptive multi-million dollar advertising campaign on corporate inversions and corporate tax rates. The letter sharply criticizes the Chamber’s television and print advertising for promoting the agendas […]
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September 18, 2014
Thirteen Organizations Deliver More Than 330,000 Petitions To White House Calling For Action Against “Corporate Inversions”
WASHINGTON – Thirteen organizations announced today that they have delivered 332,064 petitions to the White House urging the President to take action to restrict “corporate inversions.” The petitions were gathered online by Americans for Tax Fairness, American Family Voices, Campaign for America’s Future, CREDO Action, Daily Kos, Demand Progress/Watchdog.net, Democracy for America, National People’s Action, The […]
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September 16, 2014
56 National Organizations Urge Senate to Take Urgent Action on Corporate Inversion Legislation
WASHINGTON – A diverse coalition of 56 national organizations released a letter Tuesday to Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), writing it is urgent for Congress to “stop the hemorrhaging of precious tax dollars through this [corporate inversions] tax dodge.” Letter signers ranged from America’s largest unions to leading advocacy, social justice, Netroots and religious justice […]
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September 11, 2014
National Organizations Advocating Tax Fairness to Congress: Require Inverted Corporations to Pay Taxes Owed on Profits Held Offshore
(Washington, D.C.) With the pace of corporate inversions rapidly increasing and costing the U.S. billions in much-needed tax revenue, Citizens for Tax Justice and Americans for Tax Fairness call on Congress to require corporations that renounce their U.S. “citizenship” to pay any U.S. taxes owed on their profits held offshore. Citizens for Tax Justice and […]
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August 25, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Decries Burger King Plan to Desert America for Canada to Dodge Paying Its Fair Share of Taxes
WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), released the following statement about recent news reports that Burger King, based in Miami, Florida, is in talks with Tim Hortons, Inc. a Canadian company to strike a deal that would result in Burger King buying Tim Hortons but then become a subsidiary of […]
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August 5, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Sees Poll Results on Corporate Inversions as a Sign that the Issue Will Be Hot this Election Season
WASHINGTON — Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), released the following statement about a new poll released today on corporate inversions, the practice in which companies dissolve their U.S. corporate status and reincorporate in a low-tax country to avoid paying their fair share in federal taxes. The poll found that about half […]
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July 24, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Backs Call by President Obama to Stop Corporate Inversions as Part of ‘Economic Patriotism’ Agenda
WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s comments on “economic patriotism” and corporate inversions in his speech today in Los Angeles. “President Obama today urged all Americans to support an ‘economic patriotism’ agenda. The first and easiest step Congress can take to […]
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July 11, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Decries U.S. House Vote to Give $287 Billion in Tax Breaks to Corporations for Ineffective ‘Bonus Depreciation’ Program
House Failure to Prevent Companies from Getting this Tax Break if They Shift Corporate Address Offshore to Dodge Taxes is Even More Shocking WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness today decried passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of “bonus depreciation” legislation that would handout $287 billion in corporate tax breaks over 10 years. A […]
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June 24, 2014
Walgreens’ Continued Consideration of Tax Inversion Draws Criticism
Barclays estimates Walgreens could save $797M a year by renouncing its U.S. citizenship and changing its address to a tax haven WASHINGTON—During its third quarter earnings call today, Walgreens reiterated that it could undertake a controversial tax inversion as part of its acquisition of Swiss-based pharmacy giant Alliance Boots. Walgreens is under pressure from […]
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June 11, 2014
New Report Analyzes Walgreens Possible Move Of Its Corporate Address Offshore To Avoid Paying $4 Billion In U.S. Taxes Over Five Year Period
WASHINGTON – A new report released today by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and Change to Win Retail Initiatives estimates that Walgreens could cost taxpayers $4 billion in lost revenue over five years should the company decide to renounce its American corporate legal status and move its official address to Switzerland, a tax haven. The company […]
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June 5, 2014
Authors of Walmart Executive Bonuses Report Thank Walmart for Implicitly Admitting the Substance of the Study
WASHINGTON — The authors of the new report Walmart’s Executive Bonuses Cost Taxpayers Millions today thank the Walmart company for confirming the content of the report – in this case by refusing to offer a denial. The report, a joint effort by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies, asserts that Walmart received […]
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May 20, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Praises Levin Brothers Bill on Corporate Inversions
WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), representing 400 national and state organizations, today sent letters to the brothers Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, expressing strong support for their new […]
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May 20, 2014
53,000 Americans Call on Credit Suisse to Release Names of Tax Dodgers; Groups Are Disappointed Department of Justice Settlement Did Not Require Disclosure
WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness and The Other 98% expressed disappointment Monday that the Department of Justice’s $2.6 billion settlement with Credit Suisse for aiding 22,000 Americans in evading U.S. taxes over a decade did not require the company to release the names of those Americans to the U.S. government. The accounts of those […]
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May 9, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Decries House Passage of R&E Tax Break
Organizations Criticize Double Standard for Corporate Tax Breaks WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) released the following statement Friday following the passage of the Research & Experimentation Tax Credit (H.R. 4438) in the U.S. House of Representatives: “It is deeply disappointing that a majority of House members have a double standard — one set […]
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May 6, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Finds Points of Agreement with House Republican Tax Reform Plan
Report Draws Attention to 23 Tax Loopholes Worth $800 Billion in Chairman Camp’s Tax Bill WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) on Tuesday released a report drawing attention to 23 tax loopholes slated for closure in the Tax Reform Act of 2014, introduced by Rep. Dave Camp […]
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April 28, 2014
30 National Organizations Call on Ways and Means Committee Members to Reject Tax Extenders Legislation, Including Offshoring Bills
“Congress should not be giving tax breaks to companies that ship profits and jobs offshore” WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) today released a letter signed by 30 organizations including the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Coalition on Human Needs, Every Child Matters, Friends of the Earth, Main Street Alliance, National Education Assoc., NETWORK, National Women’s Law […]
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April 15, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Partners Rally in 13 States To Call for a More Equitable Tax System
WASHINGTON — On “Tax Day,” Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and its coalition partners organized 19 public events in 13 states across the U.S. to call for a more equitable federal tax system. The events focused on the need to close corporate tax loopholes that encourage companies to ship jobs and profits offshore. Some organizations […]
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April 14, 2014
On Tax Day, Taxpayers Pick up $8 Billion Tab for Walmart and the Walton Family
Report Provides State-by-State Estimates of Revenue Losses WASHINGTON — Walmart and the Waltons—America’s largest employer and richest family—received tax breaks and subsidies worth an estimated $7.8 billion in 2013, according to a report released today by Americans for Tax Fairness. Released for Tax Day, when millions of American taxpayers and small businesses pay their fair […]
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April 2, 2014
Americans for Tax Fairness Statement on Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s Tax Extenders Legislation
WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) today reacted to the “tax extenders” legislation proposed by Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), which will be considered during a committee markup Thursday. The Chairman’s mark proposes to renew 45 expired tax extenders at a reported two-year cost of $67 billion. The package is expected […]
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March 6, 2014
37 Organizations Call on Senators to Oppose Legislation Providing Tax Amnesty for Offshore Corporate Profits
WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition today released a letter signed by 37 organizations calling on members of the U.S. Senate to oppose a bill by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) that would provide a tax holiday for a portion of U.S. corporate profits held offshore.
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February 6, 2014
McConnell Supports Deficit Spending on Big Corporate Tax Breaks While Opposing Emergency Spending for Unemployment Benefits Unless Paid For
WASHINGTON, DC -- There was an astonished reaction today in Kentucky and in Washington, D.C., to recent TV footage of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) telling reporters that Republicans support increasing the deficit to renew a package of more than 60 tax breaks, most of which benefit corporations. This comes just weeks after he proclaimed his opposition to passing an extension of emergency unemployment benefits unless they could be offset by cuts in other spending. [...]
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January 13, 2014
Tax Fairness Coalition Calls Industry Advice to Candidates on Lowering Corporate Tax Rates “Dead Wrong”
WASHINGTON – The Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund (ATFAF) today released a memo about the issue of tax fairness in the context of the 2014 Congressional elections. It is in part a response to an earlier memo by the RATE Coalition, an industry organization whose members include Walmart, FedEx, Verizon, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, […]
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December 20, 2013
Congress Plays Scrooge to 1.3 Million Unemployed Americans but Plays Santa Claus to Corporations and the Wealthy by Not Closing Tax Loopholes in Budget Deal
WASHINGTON – Frank Clemente, Executive Director of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), criticized Congress for failing to extend unemployment insurance for 1.3 million long-term unemployed Americans – including 20,000 veterans – who will lose coverage three days after Christmas, while it left in place huge tax loopholes that benefit the richest 2 percent and big corporations. A total of 4.9 million long-term unemployed Americans will lose benefits in 2014 if Congress fails to act on this crisis in January.
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December 11, 2013
Tax Fairness Coalition Calls Budget Deal a Good Step but Also a Missed Opportunity to Close Tax Loopholes
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Frank Clemente, Campaign Manager of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), today released the following statement in response to the budget deal announced Tuesday in Congress. “The budget deal is an important improvement over even deeper spending cuts that were scheduled to hit next year. It reduces the harm those cuts would have caused American families and our economy. But Congress missed a tremendous opportunity to both replace future cuts to essential services and to reduce the deficit by closing tax loopholes used by corporations and wealthy individuals to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
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December 10, 2013
Groups Call on U.S. Senators to Support Bill to Disallow Tax Deductions for Legal Settlements
Legislation Follows on the Heels of JPMorgan Chase Tax Deduction of Up to $11 Billion in $13 Billion Settlement with Federal Government WASHINGTON – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a coalition of 325 national and state groups, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Public Citizen, Americans for Financial Reform and the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards today […]
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December 9, 2013
Tax Fairness Coalition Calls for Closing Tax Loopholes As Part of Budget Deal – A Position Strongly Supported by Voters in Poll
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Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a coalition of 325 national and state groups, reacted sharply in response to early reports of a budget deal that would take only modest steps to blunt the impact of new sequester cuts and not include closing any tax loopholes used by corporations and the wealthy – measures that are highly popular with the American public. Republican leaders have steadfastly refused to raise additional tax revenues by closing any loopholes during the current budget negotiations.
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December 5, 2013
42 Organizations Call on Congress to Support New Legislation to Replace the Budget Sequester by Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
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December 5, 2013
Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) and the Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition today released a letter signed by 42 organizations calling on Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to co-sponsor the Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, which was introduced today by Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX).
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November 20, 2013
Tax Fairness Coalition Poll Shows Public Opposes Key Element of Baucus’s International Tax Proposal
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November 19, 2013
Frank Clemente, campaign manager of Americans for Tax Fairness, reacted strongly today to draft text of legislation by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) that would make sweeping changes to the U.S. tax code for multinational corporations.
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November 13, 2013
New Poll Shows Americans Strongly Want to Close Tax Loopholes Benefiting the Rich and Corporations in Next Budget Deal
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Americans for Tax Fairness today released the results of a new poll on taxes and spending issues that will be central to the next round of the federal budget debate. The poll was conducted by Hart Research Associates.
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November 6, 2013
538 Organizations Call on U.S. Senators to Support the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
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Americans for Tax Fairness and the Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition today released a letter signed by 538 organizations calling on Members of the U.S. Senate to support the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 1533). The legislation, introduced by Senators Carl Levin (D-MI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), would close tax loopholes that encourage U.S. corporations to move jobs, profits and operations offshore and avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
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November 4, 2013
160,000 Tell D.O.J. to Prevent JPMorgan Tax Deduction for Mortgage Wrongs
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. PIRG and Americans for Tax Fairness presented over 160,000 signatures to the Department of Justice, calling for the agency to prohibit JPMorgan Chase from reaping a multi-billion dollar tax deduction on its expected record-breaking settlement over its sale of crisis-era mortgage securities.
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October 15, 2013
105 Organizations Deliver Letter to Congress Opposing Repeal or Delay of the Medical Device Excise Tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 15, 2013. Washington -- Americans for Tax Fairness and Families USA today released a letter signed by 105 organizations opposing the repeal or delay of the medical device excise tax. The 2.3 percent excise tax, which was an essential funding mechanism in the Affordable Care Act, has been under attack by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives and by some Democrats. […]
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September 19, 2013
Tax Fairness Coalition Praises Introduction of Sen. Levin’s Legislation to Stop Abuse of Corporate Tax Havens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2013 TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Tax Fairness Coalition Praises Introduction of Sen. Levin’s Legislation to Stop Abuse of Corporate Tax Havens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a coalition of more than 325 national and state organizations, today praised the introduction of the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. The legislation […]
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August 20, 2013
Groups in 16 States Press Members of Congress to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes in Upcoming Budget Debate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 20, 2013 Tax Coalition Issues Report Showing High Costs of Corporate Tax Loopholes
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July 30, 2013
Obama’s Corporate Tax Plan Called a Disappointment by Americans for Tax Fairness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2013 TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Obama’s Corporate Tax Plan Called a Disappointment by Americans for Tax Fairness WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement about President Obama’s corporate tax reform proposal was released on Tuesday by Frank Clemente, campaign manager of Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a coalition of more than 325 national […]
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July 26, 2013
Republican Leaders and Senate Finance Committee Members Send Letter During “Blank Slate” Process Demanding that Corporations Not Contribute a Dime to Deficit Reduction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2013 TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Republican Leaders and Senate Finance Committee Members Send Letter During “Blank Slate” Process Demanding that Corporations Not Contribute a Dime to Deficit Reduction WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican leaders Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and 10 Republican members […]
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July 17, 2013
Raise Revenue With Reform, Tax Coalition Tells Senators Responding to “Blank Slate” Proposal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2013 TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Raise Revenue With Reform, Tax Coalition Tells Senators Responding to “Blank Slate” Proposal Americans for Tax Fairness Urges Closing of Tax Loopholes Used by Corporations and the Wealthy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seizing on the Senate Finance Committee leaders’ invitation to their colleagues to tax reform ideas, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a coalition […]
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July 16, 2013
Corporate Tax Amnesty Bill to Fund an Infrastructure Bank Slammed in Letter to U.S. House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2013 Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Dan Smith, U.S. PIRG: 202-461-3822 (O); 203-520-1427 (M); dsmith@pirg.org Corporate Tax Amnesty Bill to Fund an Infrastructure Bank Slammed in Letter to U.S. House of Representatives “Repatriation Tax Holiday” Would Reward Tax Dodgers, Groups Say WASHINGTON, D.C. – Proposed House legislation that would grant a tax amnesty to multinational […]
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June 12, 2013
GROUP LEADERS TO JOIN IN CALL FOR APPLE INC. TO PAY ITS FAIR SHARE OF TAXES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: John Eller, ACCE Action: 415-725-9869 (Cell); @CalOrganize (Twitter); jeller@calorganize.org TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org MEDIA PRESSER TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 12:30 PM PT GROUP LEADERS TO JOIN IN CALL FOR APPLE INC. TO PAY ITS FAIR SHARE OF TAXES Media event to be held in conjunction with Apple’s 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone […]
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May 26, 2013
Frank Clemente Discusses Apple’s Tax Dodging on MSNBC
Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director, Frank Clemente, interviewed about Apple’s tax dodging on Up with Steve Kornacki. A link to this content is here.
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May 20, 2013
Media Call With Experts Ahead of Apple Hearing
MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TODAY, MONDAY, MAY 20, 12:30 PM ET TAX POLICY EXPERTS TO HOLD MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AHEAD OF U.S. SENATE HEARING ON APPLE’S TAX AVOIDANCE; NEW REPORT TO BE ISSUED ON APPLE’S USE OF OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS Experts will discuss options for ending offshore tax haven abuse before expected testimony by Apple CEO Tim Cook on […]
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March 25, 2013
Americans For Tax Fairness Statement On U.S. Senate Budget Vote
AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS STATEMENT ON U.S. SENATE BUDGET VOTE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness, a national coalition representing more than 275 groups pressing for a fairer tax system, released a statement on the U.S. Senate vote to pass U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s budget plan. This follows a national call-in campaign and grassroots events […]
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March 13, 2013
ATF State Partners Organize Rapid-Response Sequester Events
ATF STATE PARTNERS ORGANIZE RAPID-RESPONSE SEQUESTER EVENTS This week, ATF State Partners organized rapid response events to highlight the need to raise revenues from corporations and the wealthy in order to replace the extreme sequester cuts that are hurting working families. Take a look at some of the highlights: In Arkansas, partner Arkansas Community Organizations (ACO) worked […]
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February 28, 2013
National Coalition Fighting for Tax Fairness Launches “Tweet Your Senator” Campaign As Drastic Cuts Approach Without Action
NATIONAL COALITION FIGHTING FOR TAX FAIRNESS LAUNCHES “TWEET YOUR SENATOR” CAMPAIGN AS DRASTIC CUTS APPROACH WITHOUT ACTION Online tool allows people to Tweet their Senator: TX EXAMPLE: @SenTedCruz & @JohnCornyn: Vote to cut tax loopholes, not jobs, education & health care. #JobsNotCuts” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness, a national coalition representing more than 275 […]
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February 27, 2013
As America Braces for Drastic Cuts, Massive Corporations Known for Dodging Taxes Release Earnings Reports
AS AMERICA BRACES FOR DRASTIC CUTS, MASSIVE CORPORATIONS KNOWN FOR DODGING TAXES RELEASE EARNINGS REPORTS General Electric releases earnings today – GE has history of not paying federal income taxes through corporate tax loopholes WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness, a national coalition representing more than 275 groups pressing for a fairer tax system, released […]
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February 27, 2013
Wealthy Americans Speak Out for High Taxes on Themselves and Corporations to Avoid Drastic Cuts
SPEAKERS AVAIL ON SEQUESTRATION FIGHT: WEALTHY AMERICANS SPEAK OUT FOR HIGHER TAXES ON THEMSELVES AND CORPORATIONS TO AVOID DRASTIC CUTS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responsible Wealth (RW), a project of United for a Fair Economy, in coordination with Americans for Tax Fairness, is making business owners and wealthy individuals available to the media in the critical days ahead of the “sequester.” Unless Congress […]
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February 12, 2013
Obama Should Use SOTU To Call For Closing Corporate Loopholes, Increase Revenues
Obama Should Use SOTU To Call For Closing Corporate Loopholes, Increase Revenues With budget and tax issues likely to be at the forefront of tonight’s speech, Frank Clemente, head of Americans for Tax Fairness, released the following statement in advance of the State of the Union:
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February 7, 2013
NATIONAL POLL ON TAX REFORM: Two-Thirds of Voters Believe Top 2%, Corporations Should Pay More Taxes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2013 NATIONAL POLL ON TAX REFORM: Two-Thirds of Voters Believe Top 2%, Corporations Should Pay More Taxes New polling comes as national coalition announces 18-state field strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans for Tax Fairness, a national coalition representing more than 250 groups pressing for a fairer tax system, released a national […]
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February 5, 2013
STATEMENT BY AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON OBAMA’S REMARKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 5, 2013 Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org STATEMENT BY AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS ON OBAMA’S REVENUE REMARKS “We support the President’s call for closing corporate loopholes and special deductions for the rich that would help pay down the deficit and grow our economy. A fair budget agreement requires substantial new […]
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January 30, 2013
Nearly 100 Events Nationwide Today to Protect Working Families, Calling for “Fair Taxes, Not Cuts
NEARLY 100 EVENTS TAKING PLACE NATIONWIDE TODAY IN TARGETED STATES TO PROTECT WORKING FAMILIES BY STANDING UP FOR “FAIR TAXES, NOT CUTS” WASHINGTON, D.C. – National labor groups, including the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, National Education Association and SEIU, in coalition with Americans for Tax Fairness and Health Care for America Now, are holding nearly 100 events today to […]
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January 1, 2013
Americans for Tax Fairness Statement on U.S. House Fiscal Cliff Vote
For Immediate Release January 1, 2013 Americans for Tax Fairness Statement on U.S. House Fiscal Cliff Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a tax system that works for all Americans, released a statement tonight by Frank Clemente, campaign […]
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January 1, 2013
Statement on Fiscal Cliff Agreement
For Immediate Release January 1, 2012 Contact: Trevor Thomas, Americans for Tax Fairness: 616-430-2030; tthomas@AmericansforTaxFairness.org Americans for Tax Fairness Statement on Fiscal Cliff Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a tax system that works for all Americans, released a statement […]
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December 20, 2012
515 Groups Send Letters to White House & Congress: Fight for Corporate Tax Reform that Raises Revenue – Not Revenue-Neutral; Oppose Territorial Tax
For Immediate Release December 20, 2012 Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org 515 Groups Send Letters to White House & Congress: Fight for Corporate Tax Reform that Raises Revenue – Not Revenue Neutral; Oppose Territorial Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign of state and local organizations united in support […]
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December 19, 2012
ATF Statement on Boehner’s “Plan B,” White House Veto Threat
For Immediate Release December 19, 2012 TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org ATF Statement on Boehner’s “Bogus Plan B” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a tax system that works for all Americans, released a statement today on […]
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December 18, 2012
Statement on Boehner’s “Plan B” and Upcoming Vote
For Immediate Release December 18, 2012 Statement on Boehner’s “Plan B” and Upcoming Vote WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a tax system that works for all Americans, released a statement today on U.S. House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan […]
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December 17, 2012
National Groups: Boehner Tax Proposal Lacks Significant Revenue
For Immediate Release December 17, 2012 Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org National Groups: Boehner Tax Proposal Lacks Significant Revenue WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a tax system that works for all Americans, released a series of […]
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December 11, 2012
As Gates, Disney, Rockefeller Push For Revenue, Momentum Grows for Action on Higher Estate Tax
For Immediate Release As Gates, Disney, Rockefeller Push For Revenue, Momentum Grows for Action on Higher Estate Tax WASHINGTON, D.C. — As billionaires and millionaires release a plan for higher estate tax revenue to avert damaging cuts, Americans for Tax Fairness – a national campaign that supports passing the middle-class tax cuts for 98 percent of […]
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December 6, 2012
Maine Group Fighting for Vote on Middle Class Tax Cuts Applauds Sens. Collins, Snowe
Maine Group Fighting for Vote on Middle Class Tax Cuts Applauds Sens. Collins, Snowe WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine People’s Alliance — part of Americans for Tax Fairness, a national campaign that supports passing the middle-class tax cuts for 98 percent of American taxpayers and ending those tax cuts for the richest 2 percent — applauded […]
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December 6, 2012
ATF To Boehner: Where’s the Beef?
ATF To Boehner: Where’s the Beef? Days After The Release Of The GOP Plan, House Speaker Still Refuses To Name What Deductions He Would Eliminate WASHINGTON, DC – Days after the GOP leadership released their deficit-reduction plan to avert the fiscal cliff, they still have yet to name what tax deductions they would reduce or […]
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December 5, 2012
National Coalition Launches Calls to Congress to Stop the Delay on Middle-Class Tax Cuts
National Coalition Launches Calls to Congress to Stop the Delay on Middle-Class Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. — A national coalition in support of passing the middle-class tax cuts for 98 percent of American taxpayers and ending those tax cuts for the richest 2 percent launched a national action today urging supporters to call Congress and […]
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December 4, 2012
GOP Not Fooling Public: New Poll Released On Heels Of Release Of GOP Plan Shows Public Will Blame Party For Taking Country Over “Fiscal Cliff”
For Immediate Release: December 4, 2012 Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org GOP Not Fooling Public: New Poll Released On Heels Of Release Of GOP Plan Shows Public Will Blame Party For Taking Country Over “Fiscal Cliff” As Republicans Release Yet Another Plan To Protect Tax Breaks For Richest 2%, WaPo/Pew Poll Shows Public Not […]
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December 3, 2012
Americans For Tax Fairness Statement on GOP Plan to Delay Middle-Class Tax Cuts to Protect the Richest 2 Percent
For Immediate Release December 3, 2012 Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Americans For Tax Fairness Statement on GOP Plan to Delay Middle-Class Tax Cuts to Protect the Richest 2 Percent WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for Tax Fairness, a campaign with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations united in support of a […]
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November 30, 2012
Americans For Tax Fairness Names Trevor Thomas as Communications Director
For Immediate Release November 30, 2012 Contact: Trevor Thomas: 616-430-2030 (Cell); @TrevorThomasMI (Twitter); tthomas@AmericansforTaxFairness.org Americans For Tax Fairness Names Trevor Thomas as Communications Director Thomas to lead communications strategy for national campaign with more than 230 national and state organizations united in support of ending Bush tax cuts for richest 2 percent WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans for […]
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November 20, 2012
Norquist Losing Anti-Tax Stranglehold on Republican Members of Congress
CONTACT: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Norquist Losing Anti-Tax Stranglehold on Republican Members of Congress Loss of Power Means Bipartisan Deal to Raise Revenues Now Possible (Washington, D.C. – November 20, 2012) Growing Republican defections from Grover Norquist’s extreme pledge never to raise taxes under any circumstances means it’s now possible to reach a […]
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November 16, 2012
New Poll Shows Tax Fairness Was Important Consideration for 2/3 of Voters
New Poll Shows Tax Fairness Was Important Consideration for 2/3 of Voters Democrats Eliminate GOP Advantage on Tax Issue (Washington, D.C. – November 16, 2012) Two-thirds of voters (67 percent) say “making the tax system more fair” was a “very” or “fairly important consideration in making [their] voting decisions this year,” according to a new poll […]
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November 14, 2012
Tax Fairness Coalition Groups Commend Obama’s Efforts to Make Wealthy and Corporations Pay Their Fair Share
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Tax Fairness Coalition Groups Commend Obama’s Efforts to Make Wealthy and Corporations Pay Their Fair Share $1.6 Trillion Revenue Goal Would Ensure Wealthy Americans Stop Sticking Working Americans with the Tab (Washington, D.C. – November 14, 2012) Americans for Tax Fairness campaign members today expressed strong […]
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November 9, 2012
Boehner Reverses Course: Says “Everything on the Revenue Side…Has to be Looked at” to Reduce Deficit
CONTACT: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Boehner Reverses Course: Says “Everything on the Revenue Side…Has to be Looked at” to Reduce Deficit Tax Fairness Coalition Urges Him to Prove He Means It By Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2 Percent (Washington, D.C. – November 9, 2012) Americans for Tax Fairness challenged House Speaker John Boehner to […]
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November 8, 2012
Boehner Pledge to “Accept New Revenue” Is No “Compromise”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Boehner Pledge to “Accept New Revenue” Is No “Compromise” Mirrors Romney Plan Americans Just Rejected (Washington, D.C. – November 8, 2012) A careful reading of the transcript from House Speaker John Boehner’s news conference yesterday shows he’s not offering compromise and failed to get the message from […]
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November 7, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sean Crowley, 202-550-6524-c, scrowley@americansfortaxfairness.org Elections, Exit Polls, Ballot Initiatives Show Voters Nationwide Endorse Tax-Fairness Agenda Majority Favors Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2 Percent (Washington, D.C. – November 7, 2012) Voters nationwide showed they favored a tax-fairness agenda that includes ensuring the richest 2 percent of Americans with household income above […]
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October 11, 2012
Kids Not CEOs
For Immediate Release Contacts: Celeste Busser, National Education Association, 202-822-7823, Cfbusser@nea.org TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Video Shows Tax Cuts for CEOs Rob Education Funding for Kids Viewers Urged to Tell Congress to End Bush Tax Cuts for CEOs, Richest 2% (Washington, D.C. – October 11, 2012) A new web video unveiled today […]
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August 7, 2012
Nevada Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Martin, 702-791-1965, lmartin@planevada.org Report Shows Impact to Nevadans of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Nevada Residents (Las Vegas, NV – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes theRepublican plan this week to extend the Bush-era tax cuts […]
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August 6, 2012
Pennsylvania Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer England, 412-513-9091, or Americans for Tax Fairness 202-822-7438 Report Shows Impact to Pennsylvania Residents of Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Still Reap Significant Tax Breaks (PA – July 30, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to extend the Bush-era tax cuts […]
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August 3, 2012
Ohio Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bret Thompson, 614 441-9145, bret@progressohio.org Report Shows Impact to Ohio Residents of Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Still Reap Significant Tax Breaks Columbus, OH – July 30, 2012 If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for one year for households […]
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August 1, 2012
Oregon Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Camille White-Avian, (971)634-0004, Camille@oregonaction.org Report Shows Impact to Oregonians of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Oregon Residents (Portland, Oregon – August 1st, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to […]
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August 1, 2012
Arkansas Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Justin Nickels, 501-231-6781, Justin@ArkansasAFSCME.org Report Shows Impact to Arkansans of Ending Bush Tax Cuts for ns Wealthy Few Would Still Reap Significant Tax Breaks (Little Rock, AR – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for one […]
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August 1, 2012
Wisconsin Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Wisconsin Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Wisconsin Residents (Madison, Wis. – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this […]
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August 1, 2012
North Carolina Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin Rogers, 919.862.4009, kevin@actionnc.org Report Shows Impact to North Carolina Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other N.C. Residents (Raleigh, NC – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this […]
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August 1, 2012
Colorado Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Coloradans of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Colorado Residents (Denver, Colo. – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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August 1, 2012
Oregon Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Oregonians of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Oregon Residents (Salem, Oregon – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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August 1, 2012
West Virginia Press Release
FOR RELEASE July 31, 2012 Contact: Gary Zuckett, 304-346-5891 Report Shows Impact to West Virginians of Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% Wealthy Few Would Still Reap Significant Tax Breaks (Charleston, WV – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for […]
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August 1, 2012
Montana Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 31 CONTACT: Amanda Harrow, 406-437-3311, amanda@mainstreetalliance.org Report Shows Impact on Montanans of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2 PERCENT of Americans Small Businesses, Local Communities Can’t Afford $68 Billion Giveaway to Top Two Percent Helena – If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to […]
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August 1, 2012
Wisconsin Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Wisconsin Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Wisconsin Residents (Madison, Wis. – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this […]
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August 1, 2012
Colorado Report Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Coloradans of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Colorado Residents (Denver, Colo. – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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August 1, 2012
Virginia Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Virginians of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Virginians (Richmond, Va. – July 30, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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August 1, 2012
New York Press Release
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2012 Contact: Sean Collins, 910.381.5815, scollins@citizenactionny.org Report Shows Need to End Bush-era Tax Cuts for Wealthiest 2% Ending Tax Cuts for Wealthy Saves $68 Billion in First Year, $1 Trillion Over Next Decade Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at the Expense of Other New Yorkers New York – 96% of New […]
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August 1, 2012
New Jersey Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ann Vardeman, 612-296-7894, ann@njcitizenaction.org New Jersey Citizen Action Releases Report Showing Impact to New Jersey Residents of Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Still Reap Significant Tax Breaks Highland Park, NJ – If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to […]
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August 1, 2012
Illinois Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Illinois Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Illinois Residents (Springfield, Ill. – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan […]
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August 1, 2012
Maine Press Release
Contact: Kevin Simowitz, Maine Small Business Coalition Phone: (207) 200-5240 kevin@mainesmallbusiness.org Small Business Group Releases Report, Delivers Letters Against Extending Tax Cuts For Wealthy On Wednesday, local members of the Maine Small Business Coalition released a report prepared by Americans for Tax Fairness on how Maine could benefit from ending the Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest top […]
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August 1, 2012
Minnesota Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Minnesotans of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Minnesotans (St. Paul, Minn. – August 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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August 1, 2012
Iowa Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sue Dinsdale, 515.480.3240, SDinsdale@IowaCAN.org Adam Mason, 515.314.2655, adam@iowacci.org Report Shows Impact to Iowans of Ending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Iowa Residents Des Moines, IA – August 1, 2012. If the U.S. House of Representatives passes […]
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August 1, 2012
Michigan Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Putnam, 517.487.5436. jputnam@milhs.org Report Shows Impact to Michigan Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Michigan Residents (Lansing, Mich. – Aug. 1, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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August 1, 2012
Washington Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joshua Welter, 206-383-1857, joshua@mainstreetalliance.org Report Shows Impact to Washingtonians of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Washingtonians (July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week to extend the Bush-era tax […]
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July 31, 2012
New Hampshire Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Chaisson Warner, 603-225-2097, swarner@nhcitizensalliance.org Report Shows Impact to New Hampshire Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other N.H. Residents (Concord, N.H. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan […]
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July 31, 2012
Missouri Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Missouri Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Missouri Residents (Jefferson City, Mo. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan […]
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July 31, 2012
Maryland Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Maryland Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Maryland Residents (Annapolis, Md. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan […]
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July 31, 2012
Massachusetts Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sean Crowley, 202-822-7167-w, 202-550-6524-c, scrowley@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Massachusetts Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Massachusetts Residents (Boston, Ma. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this […]
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July 31, 2012
Louisiana Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Louisiana Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Louisiana Residents (Baton Rouge, La. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan […]
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July 31, 2012
Delaware Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Delaware Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Delaware Residents (Dover, Del. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this […]
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July 31, 2012
New Mexico Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to New Mexico Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other New Mexico Residents (Santa Fe, N.M. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the […]
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July 31, 2012
Rhode Island Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Rhode Island Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Rhode Island Residents (Providence, R.I. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican […]
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July 31, 2012
Texas Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Texas Residents of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Texans (Austin, Texas – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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July 31, 2012
California Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org Report Shows Impact to Californians of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other California Residents (Sacramento, Calif. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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July 31, 2012
Florida Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sean Crowley, 202-822-7167-w, 202-550-6524-c, scrowley@edf.org Report Shows Impact to Floridians of Extending Bush Tax Cuts for Richest 2% of Americans Wealthy Few Would Reap Huge Tax Breaks at Expense of Other Florida Residents (Tallahassee, Fla. – July 31, 2012) If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Republican plan this week […]
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July 25, 2012
Coalition Praises Senate for Passing Bill to End Bush Tax Cuts for Top 2%
Coalition Praises Senate for Passing Bill to End Bush Tax Cuts for Top 2% Blast Failed GOP Alternative Bill that Would Raise Taxes on 25 Million Families (Washington, D.C. – July 25, 2012) Americans for Tax Fairness praised Senate Democrats for passing a bill to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans […]
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July 25, 2012
Powerful Op-Ed from a Small Business Owner
Today, small business owner Jim Houser wrote an op-ed featured in The Hill. He made a powerful, impassioned argument why Congress should end the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2%. You can read the full article here. So if politicians really want to help small businesses, they should focus on how to bring more customers […]
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July 24, 2012
130 Groups Urge Congress to End Bush Tax Breaks for Richest 2%
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TJ Helmstetter Communications Director Email: thelmstetter@americansfortaxfairness.org 130 Groups Urge Congress to End Bush Tax Breaks for Richest 2% Coalition Says It’s Time for Wealthiest Americans to “Pay Their Fair Share” (Washington, D.C. – July 24, 2012) Americans for Tax Fairness today sent a letter from 130 national advocacy, aging, children’s, faith, labor, […]
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July 19, 2012
Daily News Round Up – July 19th, 2012
Temperatures remain high throughout the United States while the tax fight continues to heat up. There is encouraging polling news in Virginia and the Washington Post gives us a lesson on taxing profits from stocks. Today’s daily news clips are a scorcher.
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July 16, 2012
McClatchy Bush Tax Cut Poll Conflicts with Other Recent Polls
A new McClatchy-Marist poll showing the majority of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts to be extended for everyone conflicts with other polls, and probably is erroneous because the wording confused voters, according to a prominent pollster for Americans for Tax Fairness.
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July 16, 2012
Call Congress Now!
Call Congress now and tell them: end the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2%!
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July 9, 2012
President Praised for Speech to End Bush Tax Breaks for Richest 2%
President Obama’s speech today urging Congress to end the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of households – those making at least $250,000 a year – is an important first step to making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, according to Americans for Tax Fairness.
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May 24, 2012
Congress Must End Bush Tax Breaks for Richest 2%
A coalition of major think tanks, advocacy, small business and labor groups today announced the launch of a grassroots campaign, Americans for Tax Fairness, to support a tax system that works for all Americans, beginning by ending the Bush-era tax breaks for the richest 2 percent on the money they make over a quarter million dollars a year.