Record Corporate Profits, Record Stock Buybacks, and the Plan to Tax Them
As corporations blow record sums repurchasing their stock to inflate CEO pay, Congress is advancing a tax aimed at curbing this harmful practice.
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Democrats’ Budget Deal Will Collect Billions from the Wealthy to Invest in Human Needs
The compromise is an important first step towards a fair tax system and a more equitable economy.
Taxpayers are Subsidizing Soaring CEO Pay at Pentagon Contractors
If Congress doesn't crack down on military contractor pay, the White House should.
Private Equity Destroyed My Job
It took greedy investors just three years to strip my employer for parts. Here’s how to stop them from coming for yours.
House Tax Proposal Falls Short of Making Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share
The Ways and Means Committee plan would make a down payment on much-needed public investments but doesn't go far enough to address wealth inequality.
Four CEO Pay-Related Taxes in Play on Capitol Hill
Revenue options that would also curb runaway executive pay have strong appeal across the political spectrum.
Who’s Raking Off All Your Awful Office Meetings?
Getting a grip on Corporate America’s structural greed.
To Break the Corporate Tax Logjam, Tax Overinflated CEO Pay
A CEO pay surtax would have two appealing selling points for Manchin and other moderate Dems.
How Uncle Sam Can Encourage Corporations To Be More Patriotic
By using the power of the public purse, we can encourage federal contractors to be upstanding corporate citizens.