When a company like General Electric pays little or no U.S. income taxes, it has troubling implications for domestic business and our entire society. As a businessman and entrepreneur, I believe it is myopic tax policy to force domestic enterprises [...]
WASHINGTON — Michael Teahan, like his father, mother, and uncles before him, is a small business owner. The 52-year-old has spent most of his adult life running his own businesses: a restaurant, a coffee bar and various companies involved in [...]
Morris Pearl, Leo Hindery, and Dennis Mehiel speak to CBS Sunday Morning about raising taxes for the wealthy.
At tax time this year, with the last-minute budget wrangling and state and national deficit problems, there’s even more than the usual reason to consider taxes. Unfortunately, we’re still a long way from addressing them realistically, honestly, responsibly, and urgently. [...]
Contact: Scott Klinger, 433-602-0136 Ann Manning, 612-802-8513, ann@wealthforcommongood.org Washington, DC. April 13, 2011 — Amid fierce federal budget debates, and press reports about large companies such as General Electric paying no US income taxes, more than 800 business organizations and business [...]
For Immediate Release: Contact: Jesse Beck at AGENDA PROJECT April 13th, 2011 212-481-8302 or jbeck@agendaproject.org **** www.patrioticmillionaires.org Patriotic Millionaires Strike Again Millionaires to President, Reid and Boehner: “Increase our taxes NOW!” Signers include: Director Doug Liman [...]
Millionaires and billionaires have several options. They can: A. Do nothing except enjoy their wealth. B. Make an effort to position their money so that they avoid paying taxes. C. Continue working and investing, leveraging their wealth to become even [...]
When Jesus invited the tax collector Zacchaeus down from his sycamore tree, did they sit in the shade and discuss capital gains rates and oil depletion allowances? We’re missing some transcripts that could serve as an ethical guide to our [...]