On AlterNet: tax policy

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Free Ride! Meet the Companies That Don't Even Pretend to Pay Taxes

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. March 22, 2012.

Need something to kickstart your American Spring protest? Consider that big corporations are happy to take our tax dollars -- while finding new ways to skip out on Uncle Sam.

The Widening Wealth Divide, and Why We Need a Surcharge on the Super Wealthy

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. March 13, 2012.

Ordinary Americans watch home values drop as the superwealthy receive stock price windfalls, adding to the already obscene concentration of wealth at the top.

Facebook IPO Will Boost 1%, But the Rest of Us Won't Be Sharing

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

When it comes down to business, FB just looks like another triumph of the superrich. With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Spitzer: All the Right Reasons for Raising Capital Gains Taxes

Eliot Spitzer, Slate. February 7, 2012.

Mitt Romney's large investment income has spurred arguments about whether to raise the tax on capital gains.

4 Ways the Poor Get Screwed That Everyone Takes for Granted

William Hogeland, AlterNet. November 11, 2011.

Even if we're not in the 1%, lots of us still benefit every day from policies that burden the less financially fortunate.

Occupy Wall Street: The Primary the President Never Had?

Matt Stoller, AlterNet. October 24, 2011.

The growing movement will force political leaders to choose between Big Money and popular legitimacy.

Will Congress Finally Tax The Billionaires?

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. May 27, 2010.

Wall Street tycoons get taxed at lower rates the the people who clean their buildings. Congress might be about to change that.

America's Richest Will Pay More Under Obama's Tax Plan

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. August 1, 2008.

A debate between campaign economists on taxes shows a clear divide on tax policy between Obama and McCain for America's wealthiest.