When Congress passed a law that eliminated the estate tax for people who die this calendar year — with plans to bring it back with a vengeance in 2011 — the joke among estate planners was that 2010 might go […]
We are getting ready to publicly launch our campaign, Business and Investors Against Tax Haven Abuse and we need your help. Along with our partners the American Sustainable Business Council, Business for Shared Prosperity, and Growth & Justice, we are […]
I don’t love taxes, nor am I impressed with everything government does with my money. But at the end of this year, Congress should let the 2001 and 2003 federal tax cuts sunset for households with incomes of more than […]
This is one of the few times a year that we ask for your financial support to invest in the continued work of Wealth for the Common Good. In public debates about progressive tax reform we hear a lot from […]
Tax Day has come and gone, but the debate continues! House Ways and Means Chairman Sandy Levin has said that his committee intends to consider proposals on the Bush-era tax cuts by Memorial Day. During the next few weeks it […]
This Tax Day, it’s time to reverse course. Over the last half-century, American’s wealthiest taxpayers have seen their tax rate drop enormously, while the share of income that middle class Americans pay has increased slightly. We need to speak up […]
Think of taxes in taste terms. We’ve been conditioned to think of taxes in disgusting, bitter terms something like bad-tasting medicine to be avoided whenever possible. But consider another possibility: taxes are the delightful taste of a healthy democratic economy […]
Estimates Tax cuts for Wealthy Individuals between 2001-2008 Cost U.S. Treasury $700 Billion Recent Poll Shows Majority of Americans in Both Political Parties Favor Increased Taxes on Wealthy Americans Contact: Kristi Ceccarossi, 617-477-8630, ext. 307, kristi@wealthforcommongood.org Boston, MA, April 6, […]