Economic development subsidy decisions are often made
in secret by political and corporate powerbrokers. Rarely is there
public input into subsidy deals - or even knowledge of basic
information like costs and benefits. And yet, such deals total $50 billion per year in taxpayer expenditures.
October 2, 2007
October 10, 2007--In a departure from prior history, the House of Representatives defeated a bill to permanently repeal the estate tax. The bill, H.R. 3056, which aimed to end the estate tax and prevent the Internal Revenue Service from hiring private contractors to collect back taxes, was downed by a vote of 212-196.
A new UFE report finds that while people of color support
Democrats in the voting booth, they are still waiting for policies and
programs that close the economic gap between them and whites.
January 9, 2007
Tax fairness is the key to a fair economy, where the cost of maintaining a common government is shared on the basis of one's ability to pay.
