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  The abolitionists pushed Lincoln.
  The labor movement pushed Roosevelt.
  The civil rights movement pushed Johnson.
  Help us push Obama.

Help push him toward fairer taxation, public investment and greater corporate accountability. If you're in the top 5% of income or wealth and you care about economic justice, you belong in Responsible Wealth. You know President Obama will be hearing from the status quo.

Make sure he hears your voice for change!

Responsible Wealth, a project of UFE, is a network of over 700 business leaders and wealthy individuals in the top 5% of wealth and/or income in the US who use their surprising voice to advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability.

Use Your Voice. Join RW Today!  

As a Responsible Wealth member, you can participate in a number of ways, including:

  • Write letters to the editor and/or op-eds.
  • Talk to the press about economic fairness issues (taxes, wage issues, budget issues, corporate accountability, etc.).
  • Take the Tax Fairness Pledge to redirect your Clinton and Bush-era tax cuts to tax fairness efforts.
  • Help preserve a strong estate tax by signing the Call or participating in our lobby days.
  • Advocate progressive taxation at the state level.
  • Participate in our shareholder accountability work by filing resolutions, attending annual meetings or assigning your proxy for others to attend meetings.
  • Sponsor an organizer from your state to participate in one of UFE's Trainings of Trainers.
  • Network with other wealthy individuals and progressive business leaders at UFE and RW events.
For more information, read the Responsible Wealth Action News.

Contact Mike Lapham, RW's Project Director, at 617-423-2148 x.112 or by email at mlapham@responsiblewealth.org

The Latest

Petition to Obama: Roll Back Bush Tax Cuts for Upper-Income
See what Responsible Wealth and the Wealth for the Common Good network are doing to reverse Bush-era tax cuts for upper-income households, which could fund long overdue improvements in health care, education, infrastructure, transportation and energy. July 1, 2009

Activist Investors Want "Say On Pay"
Upcoming federal legislation seeks to give shareholders a say in executive compensation.   June 12, 2009

Upper-Income Connecticut Taxpayers Sharing in the Solution
Learn what upper-income Connecticut taxpayers are doing to be part of a responsible solution to a $9 billion state budget deficit. May 27, 2009

Prudential "Say On Pay" Resolution Approved
With a 61.5% majority, the shareholders have spoken, and they want a say in executive compensation. May 13, 2009

Take the Tax Fairness Pledge
Despite Obama taking office, the tax cuts from previous administrations still remain! You can take a strong stand by redirecting your personal tax cut from last year. March 6, 2009

Upper-Income New Yorkers Sharing in the Solution
Learn what upper-income New York taxpayers are doing to be part of a responsible solution to a $15 billion state budget deficit. December 22, 2008

Responsible Wealth 2009 Shareholder Resolutions
Members of Responsible Wealth take part in shareholder actions by attending annual meetings of corporations or donating proxy shares for others to attend. The intention is to help corporations become better corporate citizens. December 19, 2008

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