http://wealthforcommongood.org Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:27:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Published in the Providence Journal on 5 March 2010. Linked from projo.com. Distributed by MinuteMan media. By Naomi Sobel President Obama has made it clear that he wants to erase the Bush-era tax cuts for the highest earners in the country, even as he preserves the tax cuts for middle- and working-class ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/raise-my-taxes-please/ As tax season approaches, we would like to suggest some actions you can take to make this tax day a time to mobilize for fairness. Last week, the President released his budget with some important provisions, but we are already hearing the voices of those who want to block any tax ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/newsletter-feb-9-2010/ As tax day approaches, Wealth for the Common Good wants to encourage political leaders and the voting public to take a closer look at our tax code. The effective tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans, as compared to the effective tax rate paid by middle-income Americans is out of ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/the-faces-of-tax-fairness/ Chuck Collins, Co-Founder of Wealth for the Common Good Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 pm near Burlington, VT For details, contact Chuck at chuckcollins7@mac.com There is a highly polarized conversation about the role of government and taxes in advancing a healthy and fair economy.  Does the concentration of wealth and power undermine our democracy? ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/business-and-wealth-for-the-common-good-in-shelburne-vt/ While Wealth for the Common Good's focus is on fair and progressive taxes, we are committed to public policies that rebalance the economy so that it works for everyone - not just the wealthy. That's why we're excited that our partners, including Business for Shared Prosperity and the American Sustainable ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/creating-a-consumer-financial-protection-agency/ Happy new year from Wealth for the Common Good! We're starting 2010 with the launch of a new campaign: Business and Investors Against Tax Haven Abuse. Please sign the petition calling on policymakers to end tax dodging and support a level playing field for business. An estimated $100 billion or more ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/newsletter-jan-19-2010/ Originally posted on New Voices of Philanthropy on January 13, 2010 Many of us find our way into philanthropy because we want to be on the “resource side” of social change – to help get money to where it needs to go. And foundations certainly control a lot of money – ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/new-voices-of-philanthropy-where-will-the-money-come-from/ Philadelphia: Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 3:00-5:30 pm Los Angeles: Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 7:00-9:00 pm Wealth for the Common Good is partnering with Resource Generation, and Bread & Roses Community Fund in Philadelphia, to sponsor these workshops. They focus on the roles young people with wealth can play in progressive ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/philadelphia-workshop-wealth-taxes-economic-justice/ Published on 17 December 2009 on City Brights. By Drummond Pike, Founder and CEO of Tides. The Wall Street Journal reports that the effort to extend the current Estate Tax regime through next year has failed. As part of the Bush tax cuts, the exemption, above which taxes are due, has been slowly ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/drummond-pike-what-estate-tax/ We need your help to preserve the estate tax. Please call the Capitol Hill switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and tell your Senators that they cannot allow the federal estate tax to expire in 2010. If Congress takes no action before the end of the year, the estate tax will expire for ... http://wealthforcommongood.org/action-alert-we-need-your-help-to-preserve-the-estate-tax/