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The Hostile Takeover of Tax Enforcement

By David Sirota
May 14th, 2008

In case you thought the hostile takeover of our government by Big Money interests ended with the 2006 election, think again: more »

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Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes

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April 16th, 2008
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cnn.com — The tax system collects its due, even from a class of workers with little likelihood of claiming a refund and no hope of drawing a Social Security check. Illegal immigrants are paying taxes to Uncle Sam, experts agree. Just how much they pay is hard to determine because the federal government doesn't fully tally it.

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Taxing News for Tax Day

By Terrance Heath
April 15th, 2008

Tax-form-1040-1.jpgIf you've put off your taxes or haven't paid them online, you've probably scoped out the post office in your neighborhood with the latest closing time. Chances are there will be a line. Maybe a long one. So, here are some facts you can consider while you're waiting in line.

ALSO: Bill Scher says we can choose to reject the conservative tax policies that have squandered our resources and weakened our foundation.

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A Patriotic Day

By Bill Scher
April 15th, 2008

Thanks to taxation with representation, we can choose to reject the conservative tax policies that have squandered our resources and weakened our foundation. more »

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Happy Tax Day, From a Progressive Perspective

By Corinne Ramey
April 15th, 2008

Taxes are one of those things that everybody loves to hate. Tax collectors are the perennial bad guys, a picture of a 1040 form is squeezed between a picture of Hitler and an MRE on the blog StuffNobodyLikes, and the certainty of death and taxes is widely agreed upon. more »

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Main Street Bails Out Wall Street!?

By Robert Reich
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April 2nd, 2008
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marketplace.publicradio.org — Why on earth should taxpayers spend billions of dollars to backstop the Wall Street hoi polloi without demanding laws that require Wall Street to insure itself against risky financial gambles? As Reich notes, "We want a tax system that rewards risk taking. But not any risks -- and not one where it's heads they win and tails we lose."

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Voters prefer fairer taxes over tax cuts

Submitted by Molly Swartz
March 21st, 2008

Voters in swing districts prefer fairer taxes over making all Bush’s cuts permanent:
• “The middle-class tax cuts passed under President Bush should be made permanent but those for the wealthy and big business should be left to expire in 2010.” 56% (41% strongly)
• “All tax cuts passed under President Bush should be made permanent.” 35% (27% strongly)

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“Democracy Corps Battleground Frequency Questionnaire,” Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, 10-13 December 2007. p. 10, http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/uploads/011508fqbattlegroundtaxes.pdf
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Voters think tax cuts help the wealthy

Submitted by Molly Swartz
March 21st, 2008

Voters think the Bush tax cuts helped the wealthy more than the economy as a whole. The December 2007 Democracy Corps survey revealed this in both Democratic and the Republican-held districts.
• “President Bush's cuts have not been worth it, because they only helped the wealthy and did not benefit the middle or lower classes.” 55% more »

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“Democracy Corps Battleground Frequency Questionnaire,” Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, 10-13 December 2007. p. 9, http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/uploads/011508fqbattlegroundtaxes.pdf
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Voters frustrated by taxes

Submitted by Molly Swartz
March 21st, 2008

In a landmark survey in December 2007, Democracy Corps polled likely voters in the “battleground” – 65 competitive congressional districts, 25 held by Democrats, 40 by Republicans. In choices between paired statements, they found voters are more frustrated that taxes are unfair than that taxes are too high: more »

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“Democracy Corps Battleground Frequency Questionnaire,” Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, 10-13 December 2007. p. 9, http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/uploads/011508fqbattlegroundtaxes.pdf
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Americans want more wealth distribution

Submitted by Molly Swartz
March 21st, 2008

Two thirds of Americans (66%) want more even distribution of wealth

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Dennis Jacobe, “Increasing Momentum for Economic Populism: Lower-Income Americans More Likely to be Financially ‘Worse Off’ Than Year Ago,” Gallup Inc., 7 January 2008. http://www.gallup.com/poll/103609/Increasing-Momentum-Economic-Populism.aspx ; http://www.gallup.com/video/27217/Income-Gap.aspx
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