Tax policy is a key method for addressing economic inequities.
But it can be difficult to evaluate a candidate's position on taxes.
That's why we created these Action Tools.April 24, 2008
Town Hall Meeting in Boston with Rep. Barney Frank, Mass. AG Martha Coakley Focuses on Harmful Banking Practices, Rising Credit Card Interest Rates Hurting Working Families and Consumers. Co-hosted by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Massachusetts Public
Interest Research Group (MassPIRG), and UFE.
March 19, 2008
As efforts to preserve the federal estate tax continue in 2008, estate
tax supporters from across the country will come together for an estate
tax briefing to be held during the Take Back America conference,
followed by a day of Capitol Hill visits to lobby Congressional
representatives and senators from their home districts.
March 11, 2008
To help voters understand where candidates stand on trade agreements, the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign (IFTC) extracted statements from responses to its set of principles (PDF) by major Democratic* candidates on the following topics:
UFE has been working to preserve the federal estate tax since 1999. The federal estate tax is the country's most progressive tax, and its only wealth tax. It helps prevent the concentration of wealth that weakens democracy.
UFE's flagship issue is the campaign to preserve the federal estate tax, begun in 1995. The estate tax provides a concrete issue in which our members and constituencies can easily become involved. Working on the estate tax helps educate people about the value of progressive taxation, existing economic inequality, and the role of wealth.
As Americans get ready to pay their taxes this month,
we ought to declare April 15 "Tax Pride Day." In the face of all the
greed and laying up of treasure going on all around us in our
consumerist society, let's celebrate those who want a good government
that provides all citizens with opportunity and essential services. Our
taxes pay for such a government. Why not celebrate the shared
investment we all make?
April 12, 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.
UFE has been working to preserve the federal estate tax since 1999. The federal estate tax is the country's most progressive tax, and its only wealth tax. It helps prevent the concentration of wealth that weakens democracy.
