By
Ashik Siddique
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Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
For the 140 million people who are poor, or one emergency away from being poor, we know it's necessary to present a comprehensive response to the systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and war economy plaguing our country today. This Poor People’s Moral Budget asks, given the resources of our society, whether these demands are also possible. Our answer is a resounding yes.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
April 15, 2019 is Tax Day. Do you know where your tax dollars are? Here's a hint: military contractors cost the average taxpayer more than the price of a new Macbook Pro, but public housing costs the average taxpayer less than a curling iron from Wal-Mart. The average American paid...
By
Ashik Siddique
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Taxes & Revenue
How much could our federal government pay for if the top marginal tax rate was raised to 70 percent?
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Possibly the single worst thing about it is the cynical way that its supporters want to use it to create an excuse to gut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
The priorities in Congress this week are clear: a $700 billion authorization for military spending in FY 2018, and a $1.5 trillion tax plan that bestows untold wealth upon the already jaw-droppingly wealthy.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Taxes & Revenue
If the Trump tax plan were an object, you can bet it would be gold-plated
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Taxes & Revenue
Corporations exist for only one reason: to maximize profits, not employment.
By
Nora Ranney
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Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
Taxes are like membership dues. We pay them to fund our priorities – the services and programs we care about – and they are also an investment in our country’s future.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Congress is in "recess" from April 7 to April 21, 2017. That means that members of Congress are home in their states or districts -- and they're ready to meet with you.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
How 2016 changed peace and military spending, climate change, economic inequality and corporate greed.