The Latest News from Citizens for Tax Justice

The 20th Century Called and Wants Its Rhetoric Back

In our latest Tax Takes, we talk about hypocrisy. Some lawmakers reserve their hostility for low-income people who may need help affording health care or putting food on the table. But then they insist that rich people and corporations are deserving of all the tax breaks (or not paying taxes at all) lavished on them. Continue reading...

Millions at Risk of Eviction (With Billionaire Wealth Soaring)

Families across the country are facing job loss, the threat of eviction and food insecurity. Republicans pointing to a rebounding stock market as proof the economy is healing is an insult to working people whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by Congress's lack of action. Continue reading...

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Video: What's Tax Got To Do With It? 

Tax justice is necessary to achieve racial, social and economic justice. Sen. Sherrod Brown, joined by Dorian Warren (Community Change), Maurice BP-Weeks (ACRE), Ben Chin (Maine's People Alliance), Amisha Patel (Grassroots Collaborative) and Amy Hanauer (ITEP/Citizens for Tax Justice), discussed the importance of tax equity in narrowing racial and economic inequalities and advancing progressive policies that help all of us thrive. Watch the recording here.

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