taxes

Union leaders praise Obama’s economic themes

January 30, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Union leaders view positively the emphasis President Obama put on economic themes in his State of the Union address, particularly his call for the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes .

Mitt Romney running a seminar on inequality

January 27, 2012 By Sam Pizzigati

Should we all start praying for Mitt Romney? The GOP presidential hopeful from Bain Capital has become a walking, talking object lesson on how our plutocracy works - and why we desperately need to end it.

Class war: They started it

January 26, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The Republicans conveniently forget that they started the class war - and they've been winning it for years.

California governor proposes more cuts

January 6, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Jerry Brown released his budget proposals, including slashes to already devastated human needs spending and a projection of new revenues from sales taxes and taxes for millionaires.

Republicans cover their fiscal irresponsibility with Detroit’s money

January 5, 2012 By John Henry

While banks, auto companies and the state of Michigan itself have all been bailed out with taxpayer money, Detroit has not received bailouts from anybody