taxes
Progressives: No cave-in to Republican fiscal cliff demands!
December 18, 2012With less than two weeks until the Bush tax cuts die and harsh automatic cuts to the human safety net kick in, the GOP insists Democrats agree to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Human Rights Day demand: tax rich, jobs not cuts
December 12, 2012She stood silhouetted against the backdrop of a holiday-lit City Hall. But she wasn't speaking of holiday celebrations.
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Orlando residents demonstrate against tax cuts for rich
December 12, 2012Progressive forces in the Orlando area held multiple actions on Dec. 10 around higher taxes for the rich and pending cuts in social benefits.
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Connecticut rallies issue call to tax the rich; no cuts to Social Security
December 12, 2012Connecticut union, retiree, community and clergy groups sent a clear message to Congress and the president in two candlelight vigils.
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Missourians say “No cuts to Medicare, Social Security”
December 11, 2012"We cannot cut our way to job creation," the Rev. Broadnax told labor and community allies here as they held a press conference out-side of the Delmar-Loop Social Security office.
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