A new proposal for a negative income tax could eliminate poverty in the United States. In these heady days of progressive proposals for massive increases in the federal budget, such as the Democrats’ recently announced $3.5 trillion human infrastructure package, a timely paper has reopened an old debate with a new proposal for a guaranteed national income, in the form of …
An Old Idea for a Guaranteed Income Is Back in Style Read More »
As Bay Area tech workers set up home offices to avoid coronavirus exposure, grocers, farm workers and warehouse employees in the Central Valley never stopped reporting to job sites. Renters pleaded for eviction relief while urban professionals fled for suburbs and resort towns, taking advantage of record-low interest rates to buy bigger, better homes. Most …
Pandemic reveals tale of 2 Californias like never before Read More »
The presidential and Senate elections were the headlines on Tuesday and through the rest of the week, but it’s worth noting a few key places where voters said yes to ballot measures making life a little better for working families. In Florida, voters passed a $15 minimum wage amendment. It phases in very slowly, not reaching …
Voters pass pro-worker laws where the Congress lags, this week in the war on workers Read More »
Businesses across the nation could soon face state tax increases to pay for the surge in Americans filing for unemployment benefits this year, further straining employers at a time when many are fighting for survival. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Alabama are among the states looking at tax hikes that could cost employers billions of dollars. …
The next blow for businesses: Tax hikes that threaten more layoffs Read More »
We’re excited to announce that NWLC, in partnership with Groundwork Collaborative, the Roosevelt Institute, and the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, released three reports about gender and racial bias in the tax code and how to harness our tax laws as a tool for equity. Reckoning With The Hidden Rules of Gender in the Tax Code, …
Sorry, America’s middle class: President Donald Trump’s signature tax code overhaul has not generated any meaningful new economic growth that wasn’t already underway, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) has found. The new numbers inject further complexity into a contentious and ongoing debate around the landmark tax legislation as to who actually benefited from its …
New study confirms ordinary Americans got fleeced by the Trump tax bill Read More »
Uber’s gotta pay—with interest. The infamous ride-sharing app admitted Tuesday that it had been underpaying its New York drivers since November 2014 due to an accounting error that took out more than the company’s 25 percent commission, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Uber typically takes its commission after taxes and fees are deducted from a …
Uber admits underpaying New York drivers approximately $45 million Read More »
People who want multi;national corporations to be held accountable for their tax-dodging tactics only have a few more hours Thursday to tell the Security and Exchange Commission to support a tough rule that would go a long way toward making that happen. The SEC is soliciting comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on a new …
Last Chance to Make Corporations Come Clean on Tax Havens Read More »
The idea of putting a small “Robin Hood” tax on financial transactions has been kicking around for a while, but in the last month the idea has picked up some real steam. The Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), also called a “Wall Street Speculation Tax,” proposal asks for a small tax on financial transactions. Such a …
Financial Transactions/Wall Street Speculation Tax Picks Up Steam Read More »
It’s back. No matter how many times working people reject the Bowles-Simpson “B-S” budget plan that cynically claims it would “promote economic growth “—but would actually snuff out the recovery and cut lifelines for working families—it keeps coming back to the table. Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson released another tired plan today that would cut Social Security COLAs …
Bowles-Simpson ‘B-S’ Zombie Plan Tells Working People to ‘Drop Dead’ Read More »
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
