taxes
Rich get richer; Working families feeling the pinch
March 17, 2010The rich are getting richer, and they are paying fewer taxes.
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Tax the rich and create jobs now!
March 17, 2010With 35 percent unemployment in building trades and looming state budget cuts to education, labor unions and allies are demanding Wall Street banks pay their "fair share."
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Women leaders call for urgent action on Illinois budget crisis
March 16, 2010More than 200 women leaders call for a "sensible" tax rate to overcome budget crisis of "epic proportions."
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Labor has plan to make banks pay
March 8, 2010One of the most innovative labor proposals is for a financial transactions tax on Wall Street.
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In Show-Me State, calls to tax the rich, show us some jobs
March 5, 2010"Government has a responsibility to assist people in these hard economic times," former autoworker Clem Smith told a crowd on the state Capitol steps.
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