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The Free Market Made Us Do It!
A new global CEO pay comparison, the most rigorous and comprehensive yet, demolishes the standard-issue corporate rationale for America’s over-the-top executive compensation.
Progressive Breakfast
Congress Punts Big Fights To January Congress passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown. NYT: "Congress gave final approval on Thursday to legislation to keep the government funded into January, averting a government shutdown this weekend but kicking fights...
The Middle Class Is So Christmas Past
The GOP really is the Grinch that stole Christmas. Republicans filched and handed it to the wealthiest one percent. But unlike the Dr. Seuss story, this Grinch isn’t going to find a heart and stop robbing middle-class workers and the poor.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump Poised To Sign Tax Plan We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America. Vox: "Over the course of 2017, both in Congress and in the executive branch, we have watched the task of government devolve into the full-scale looting of America. Politicians are making...
Republican Tax Plan Opens Back Door To School Vouchers
Betsy Devos' Republican friends in Congress have put new provisions in their tax plan that open a back door to federally-supported school vouchers, which will give millions of dollars from public treasuries to private and religious schools.
Progressive Breakfast
New Tax Rules May Take Immediate Effect Confusion and chaos ahead as new tax rules take immediate effect. Politico: "The most sweeping tax code overhaul in a generation will soon head to President Donald Trump’s desk — and Republicans are enjoying a victory dance. Now...
The Tax Bill Is a Lifeline for Democrats. Will They Sink or Swim?
When Democrats get confident, I get nervous. That’s true even when Republicans inflict disaster on the country – and potentially on themselves. The GOP's tax scam and growing inequality should prompt Dems to examine their own values first.
All They Want For Christmas Is No New Tax Bill
Republicans in Congress are rushing to enact billions of dollars in tax cuts, even though a majority of Americans oppose it. All across the country, angry people are protesting. Don’t expect them to quiet down anytime soon.
Progressive Breakfast
House, Senate Gird For Tax Votes Congress Poised to Approve Biggest Tax Overhaul in 30 Years. Reuters: "The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress will begin voting on Tuesday on the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax system in more than 30 years, with little standing in...
Lifelong Wage Warrior Larry Mishel Takes On Trump's Tax Scam
The issue of stagnant working-class wages, which outgoing EPI President Larry Mishel has worked so hard to make prominent, is being co-opted to sell GOP tax cuts that will primarily benefit the wealthy. Even so, he counts this as progress.
