Our annual Labor Day report (with the Institute for Policy Studies) compares average CEO to the pay of an average US worker and looks at related issues and possible solutions.
UFE's Executive Excess report was cited by a congressional
committee, chaired by Rep. Waxman, looking into executive compensation conflicts of interest.
December 12, 2007
UFE brings together various state groups working on fair taxation in
the Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative (TFOC). TFOC meets regularly
via teleconference and face-to-face, to discuss common issues and share
solutions.
October 2, 2007
UFE has been publishing "Executive Excess" reports comparing CEO pay to average worker pay since 1997, in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
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.
