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How Much Does Democracy Cost? You Can’t Afford it
We asked the question, "how much does democracy cost?" The answer, in reality, is more than 99% of families can afford. Only mega-rich CEOs and big corporations can afford exorbitant campaign donations cementing the
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A Blueprint for Corporate Tax Fairness: Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes & Reforming the Corporate Income Tax
Today, representatives from 99% NY, Strong Economy for All, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, the Fiscal Policy Institute, Citizen Action of New York, elected officials, and concerned activists met at the Capitol to discuss
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Verizon Should Pay Their Taxes
Until we take the money out of politics, corporations like Verizon will continue to enjoy sweetheart deals and tax loopholes, while the gap between rich and poor continues to grow
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Board President Ivette Alfonso Speaks at 99NY Presser on Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes
Today, the 99 Percent New York Coalition – made up of labor, community groups, education advocates, students and Occupy – held a press conference calling on the Governor and the Legislature to close corporate
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Policy Highlight: A Blueprint for Corporate Tax Fairness
Earlier today, Citizen Action joined with dozens of allies to announce our new plan to reform our corporate tax system – a plan that if enacted would save New York State over $1 billion.
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Statement by Karen Scharff, In Response to Announced Tax Deal
Citizen Action of New York Responds to Tax Plan In response to the economic plan announced today, Karen Scharff, Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York said: After several years of devastating budget cuts to
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Where Millionaires Live — And Where They Don’t
Crosspost from 99 New York- New analysis of the state’s most recent public tax data by the Center for Working Families shows that those who make $1 million or more a year disproportionately live
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An End to Business as Usual: A Recap
Citizen Action of New York, along with our labor and community allies, delivered hundreds of vocal members of the 99% to the State Capitol to put our message directly into the hands of New
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Community Groups, Labor Launch Campaign to Stop Huge State Tax Break for Millionaires
How can you justify using the term shared sacrifice while giving New York's wealthiest a $5 billion tax break?
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USAction Endorses Rep. Schakowsky’s Emergency Jobs Act
USAction has endorsed Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s proposal to create more than two million jobs and noted that the measure can be fully paid for by creating higher tax brackets for millionaires and billionaires, eliminating
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