Taxation

Shortly before heading home for the summer recess, members of Congress are rushing to introduce proposals for cracking down on unpopular, overpaid executives.

If we are concerned (and we should be) about the health of our economy, strengthening – not eliminating – the estate tax is the solution.

Tax cuts have funneled wealth upwards to the richest for decades. Activists have convened a nationwide bus tour to prove how unpopular those tax policies have been.

SF voters will decide the fate of a proposed tax on corporations that pay their top exec more than 100 times worker pay.