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Trump's Tax Plan Is a Massive Giveaway to the Wealthy Few
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President Donald Trump is working on a new tax plan. Reports suggest that Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. That proposal could have serious long-term consequences for the United States—estimates show this will reduce revenue by $2.4 trillion in the first decade—and it amounts to little more than a massive giveaway to big corporations. Trump proposed the same tax cut for big corporations during the presidential campaign, as part of a larger tax plan that also included tax giveaways for the wealthy at a total cost of $7.2 trillion. We'll have to wait to see what the details of the plan are, but it's important that any tax plan help working people.
This is what a plan that actually works for working people would look like:
Big corporations and the wealthy must pay their fair share of taxes: Our rigged and broken tax system lets big corporations and the wealthy avoid paying their fair share of taxes, sticking the rest of us with the tab. Any tax reform proposal must not cut taxes for big corporations or the wealthy. On the contrary, tax reform...
Veronica Casciato disappeared on April 6, 2017 after leaving campus.
Veronica Casciato disappeared on April 6, 2017 after leaving campus.
Disease detectives say they're still stumped by what causes a rare, polio-like paralyzing condition in kids and say they don't have a No. 1 suspect.
Disease detectives say they're still stumped by what causes a rare, polio-like paralyzing condition in kids and say they don't have a No. 1 suspect.
Another Organizing Victory in the South: Georgia’s Nestlé Workers Vote to Join RWDSU
Contrary to many claims by pundits, amateur or professional, working people are showing, more and more, that they do want to organize their workplaces in the South. The latest victory comes from McDonough, Georgia, where employees at Nestlé’s logistics and shipping center voted to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
The Nestlé employees are fighting for a voice on the job, fair treatment, job security and fair wages. More than 100 working people will be represented by RWDSU. The workers handle shipping and logistics for Nestlé’s food product packaging.
Stuart Appelbaum, RWDSU’s president, said:
These workers have been through a lot in the past few months both personally and at work, and it is time that their voices are heard and that they are treated both respectfully and fairly by Nestlé. Nestlé’s workers deserve a strong union voice at the bargaining table, and we are proud to be representing the 102 workers in McDonough, Georgia, as we work to secure a fair contract.
Edgar Fields, president of...
The Boren family has long waited for their patriarch's murderer to be put to death by the state of Arkansas. Days from the scheduled execution, they prepare to witness the fulfillment of his death warrant.
The Boren family has long waited for their patriarch's murderer to be put to death by the state of Arkansas. Days from the scheduled execution, they prepare to witness the fulfillment of his death warrant.
Right-wing blogger Debbie Schlussel claims Fox's Sean Hannity pressured her to come to his hotel room and banned her from his show when she didn't.
The notes were ordered to be released to Hernandez' family in time for his burial on Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Bristol, Connecticut.
