Thursday, March 6, 2025

Tag: tax breaks

Billionaire wealth surges by $276 billion post-Trump election as GOP pushes...

U.S. billionaires amass $276 billion in post-election wealth surge as GOP pushes for $2.7 trillion estate tax repeal favoring the ultra-wealthy.

Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma’s ‘extreme’ tax...

"Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."

How the wealthy save billions in taxes by skirting a century-old...

Goldman Sachs and others have helped billionaires like Steve Ballmer see huge tax savings by selling stocks for a loss and then replacing them with nearly identical investments.

You paid taxes. These corporations didn’t.

About twice as many of the largest U.S. companies reported they didn’t owe taxes in 2018 compared with previous years, a partial result of the 2017 Trump tax law, according to a report.

Why cities should stop playing Amazon’s game and quit offering companies...

My conclusion: Incentives just don’t work.

As Jeff Bezos earns $191K per minute, why are NY &...

Many local politicians have openly criticized authorities in New York and Virginia for backing the deals, which will create a total of 50,000 jobs.

Why reward bad corporate behavior with more tax breaks?

"Why are you even considering giving more tax breaks to corporate giants?"

Stunning truths about the bloated safety net for the wealthy

It's not a game for the 200 million struggling Americans who depend on tax revenue for education and housing and health care. 

4 reasons why Trump’s plan to strip the IRS is incredibly...

Donald Trump hates the IRS and has spent years battling it.

The ‘lower the tax rate to boost businesses’ competitiveness scam

When we cut taxes on corporations we are actually cutting taxes on a few people. And not just people, but very, very rich people.

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Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?

Just 36 companies drove half the world’s climate-altering emissions in 2023: New report

Released today by the Carbon Majors project, the list is dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers.

Trump and Musk’s plan to slash 83,000 VA jobs sparks outrage

A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revealed that the Trump administration, in coordination with Elon Musk’s...

Why is Trump sabotaging our national security?

Trump ordered the cyber command at DOD, to "stand down" regarding any monitoring of Russian actions. This is how this could damage our national security.

Supreme Court weakens clean water protections, allowing more raw sewage discharge into US waterways

The ruling blocks the EPA from enforcing broad water quality limits through “end result” permits, which require cities and businesses to ensure discharged water meets pollution standards.