Taxation

Business Leaders Say President’s Corporate Tax Reform Framework Doesn’t Go Far Enough

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Published February 22, 2012 | American Sustainable Business Council  Washington, DC — Business leaders made the following statements today about the corporate tax reform framework released by the White House: Scott Klinger, tax policy director of Business for Shared Prosperity, said, “President Obama’s outline draws attention to some very important themes, including closing corporate tax loopholes and […]

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Small Business Owners Support President’s Budget on Taxes, Infrastructure

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Published February 13, 2012 ASB Council Majorities favor higher taxes on wealthy, closing corporate loopholes, investing in infrastructure ***Small business owners available for comment in numerous states*** Washington, DC – Small business owners favor key provisions of the President’s 2013 budget designed to support domestic job creation, modernize infrastructure and raise needed revenue with fairer taxes.

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Small business poll

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On regulations, taxes and money in politics…”We’re not like them“ Columbia, SC—A national poll shows the opinions of small business owners differ dramatically from the advocacy of big businesses and multinational corporations.  The results of the national scientific poll were released over the past four weeks by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance

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Poll: Small Business Owners Say Big Businesses, Millionaires Not Paying Fair Share of Taxes

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90 percent of small business owners in nationwide poll say big corporations use loopholes to avoid taxes that small businesses have to pay; majority support increasing taxes on millionaires and letting high-end tax cuts expire Washington, DC – Small business owners see corporate tax loopholes and accounting gimmicks used to shift U.S. profits offshore to

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Tea Party conflicted?

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Today the U.S. House is to vote on extending the payroll tax cut for working Americans and extending the federal unemployment benefits.  Both are important measures to keep the nation’s economic momentum going.  Unfortunately, instead of paying for these efforts by a slight surtax on incomes over $1 million as proposed by Senate Democrats and

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NPR exposes the BIG LIE

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The millionaire-defenders in the U.S. Senate once again blocked a proposal to stop a big tax hike on 160 million, mostly middle-class, Americans that will go into effect January 1, 2012.  The reason given by the obstructionists once again was that the surtax on income over $1 million to pay for middle-class tax protection would

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Thanksgiving prayer not enough

By / Economy, Taxation /

As we celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends tomorrow, our thoughts should be with Americans who are struggling…and there are more than you think. According to a report released yesterday by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) 45% of all American households are struggling financially.  Not just struggling, unable to cover housing, food, healthcare and more. 

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Small business saving money on health care

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There are at least 228,000 small business owners in the country happy about “Obamacare”.  That is the numbers who have so far claimed the health insurance tax credit for small businesses that offer the benefit to their employees for 2010.  How much did these businesses save?  $278 million. Unfortunately, the number of small businesses helped is

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