This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality. It Starts With Bold Grassroots Action.
Portland, Oregon has just adopted the first tax penalty on corporations that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what they pay typical workers.
What the Public Wants: A Guide for Clueless CEOs
CEOs who avoid taxes, squeeze their customers, and refuse to pay a fair wage can’t seem to understand why the rest of America is so upset.
General Electric to Pay Taxes: The Prank that Cost $3.5 Billion in Market Capitalization
Breaking from decades of aggressive tax avoidance, General Electric announced they will pay taxes in their future hometown…If only.
Remembering Martin Sabo, A Champion of Fairness
Representative Martin Sabo fought for working people to reduce inequality. We’re proud to have worked alongside him.
Burning Our Bridges
President Obama and some members of Congress think the easiest way to fund infrastructure is by granting corporations a large tax cut on their untaxed offshore profits.
Wall Street (Unlike)
They occupied their squares to defeat tyrants; we occupy our squares to defeat the tyranny of business as usual.
Jeff Immelt, GE CEO – Corporate Tax Dodger
If there were an Olympics for tax dodging, General Electric would sweep the gold. Last year GE reaped $3.3 billion in federal income tax refunds, despite more than $5 billion in U.S. profits
Dim Bulbs in Congress
Philips, GE, and Sylvania all are ready to market incandescent bulbs that meet higher efficiency standards, while saving money for consumers — but don’t tell tea-partying lawmakers.
This Recession Isn’t Temporary
America could use a new stimulus package.
Hey Congress, Want $400 Billion in New Annual Revenue?
Government must stop doling out ever-larger tax breaks to the superrich and vast corporations.
General Electric: King of the Tax Dodgers
Between 2006 and 2010, GE earned $26.3 billion in profits and paid no U.S. taxes, yet received $4.2 billion in tax refunds.
Obama, Inc.
With Daley and Immelt on board, our president is waltzing with the devil.