Eliminate NYC Income Taxes for Struggling Households
All told, we're talking about over 700,000 people in our city -- most of the children -- that stand to benefit if we eliminate this unfair burden.
All told, we're talking about over 700,000 people in our city -- most of the children -- that stand to benefit if we eliminate this unfair burden.
Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
To cut the rich a break while so many others struggle to support and educate their families is neither moral nor pragmatic.
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics
While our country is disintegrating, the rich are hiding. They are hiding behind a decades-long ideology that paralyzes the political system from being serious about what the rich should pay.
Grant Cardone | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business
This is not a trickle down argument but basic economics, as it is impossible to penalize any one group without affecting every person in the group.
Bennet Kelley | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business
Fear-mongering may only further prove how out of touch the Republican Party has become with mainstream Americans (or even history itself) as the electorate is increasingly aware.
The Wonk Room | Pat Garofalo | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business
As part of his new economic outline - The Pension and Family Security Plan - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has proposed cutting the tax rate on long term ca...
Jackson Williams | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics
Wick Allison is a lifelong conservative, and he starkly lays out his bona fides in the piece -- and they're impressive.
Jeff Madrick | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics
I just can't believe this emphasis of Obama's on minor tax cuts. Now is the time to be bold and maintain the courage of one's convictions.
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics
There no sense of decency among the rich and their enablers in the government and in politics, and in the chattering classes who worship before the altar of market fundamentalism.
The Wealth Report | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business
There's a lot confusing information out there about how the next president will tax the rich. But one chart boils it all down. It comes courtesy of th...
Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business
A new Superyachting Index shows that the top end of the yachting market is still holding firm - at least for now. The index, which is compiled by The...
Think Progress | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics
In a new Center for American Progress Action Fund analysis, Michael Ettlinger documents how much the presidential candidates stand to personally benef...
The Uptake | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home
Ronald Reagan's tax policy has been a disaster. The middle class earns less and pays more taxes for less service. The wealthy earn more and pay less. There is no trickle down.
Christine Callaghan Quinn and David Yassky | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics