Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: tax cuts

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

GOP healthcare bill would strip insurance from 16 million to fund...

Republican budget proposal would double uninsured rates in many states and lead to over 50,000 preventable deaths each year, healthcare workers warn.

New poll shows Medicaid cuts could cost GOP senators support—even from...

As Republicans push a bill that could strip healthcare from millions, new polling reveals deep concern among GOP voters, including Trump supporters, about slashing Medicaid to fund tax breaks.

GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking...

As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.

Is Elon Musk staging a coup? Unelected billionaire seizes control at...

Warning: Could Musk be laying the groundwork for major tax cuts Republicans have promised that will disproportionately benefit corporations and wealthy people like him.

Wyden calls out trillions dodged by ultra-rich, proposes tax reform to...

Democratic senators propose fair tax contributions from the ultra-wealthy as a solution to protect Social Security for future generations, challenging Republican cuts and calling for real revenue reform.

Expert reveals trillions spent on stock buybacks post-Trump tax cuts

It resulted in significant corporate stock buybacks rather than investments in workers or innovation.

Billionaire fortunes double in wake of Trump’s tax cuts

The report sheds light on the private equity sector, often criticized as "vulture capitalism," revealing that 45 private-equity billionaires alone have amassed a collective wealth of $210.8 billion.

For America’s wealthy, a sweet start to our 21st century

Greasing the way: three different — and massive — rounds of rich people-friendly tax cuts.

Wealth over fairness: Shocking report unveils tax favoritism for the rich...

According to the report, in 41 out of 50 states, the wealthiest 1 percent are subjected to lower tax rates compared to other income groups.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
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Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
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Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
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Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.