taxes
State workers slam cuts, call for taxing the rich
April 1, 2010JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - "It is not OK to balance the budget off of our backs," state workers told lawmakers here March 31.
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It’s time to tax the wealth in Connecticut
March 19, 2010Representatives of Better Choices for Connecticut released a report outlining several options to stop Governor Rell's proposed budget cuts on vital needs and services by taxing the rich.
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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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