Sentences with phrase «tax breaks for the wealthy»

The alternative minimum tax for individuals, which limits tax breaks for wealthy taxpayers, is retained in more limited form.

Bitter - Sweet Albany Deal Is $ 3 Billion Tax Break for Wealthiest New Yorkers Wednesday December 07, 2011 at 01:04 pm

He voted against increased funding for No Child Left Behind to preserve billions in tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans - tax breaks he wants to extend without saying how he'd pay for them.

Melissa Boteach, a vice president at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, told Business Insider that the provision amounts to an «attack» on children «to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations.»

«My Republican colleagues need to prioritize the future of America's students instead of tax breaks for the wealthy,» Rangel wrote.

And if our own congressmen won't defend New York and instead bow down to the hard right wing paymasters who just want tax breaks for the wealthiest people and the wealthiest corporations.

billion per year in tax breaks for wealthy corporations and still have enough money left to fully fund our schools and lower class sizes.

A 15 percent corporate tax rate; individual tax brackets of 10, 25 and 35 percent; repeal the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax; eliminate or at least reduce tax breaks for the wealthy but keep the deductions for home mortgages and charitable contributions.

Yesterday Catholics United called on the Archbishop «to defend the poor, not tax breaks for the wealthy,» saying his letter to Ryan «shocks the conscience of all Catholics and people of faith who care about the poor and vulnerable.»

Higgins said he and other Democrats proposed an amendment that prioritizes protecting the air and water over tax breaks for the wealthy.

Rather than join Senate Democrats in fighting to help working men and women, the Republicans continue to pander to the extreme right wing of their party by insisting on tax breaks for the wealthiest while blocking a reasonable minimum wage hike and opposing Governor Cuomo's effort to provide affordable health care for all.

The groups are targeting two specific tax breaks for the wealthy and Wall Street banks.

Now is not the time for massive tax breaks for the wealthy when our state is starved for revenue and communities are hurting.

«When I hear Senators and Congressmen talk about tax breaks for the wealthiest people, what about your brothers and sisters?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to end the Bush - era tax breaks for the wealthy because she doesn't believe they created jobs.

The coalition also wants immediate resumption of suspended state tax breaks for the wealthy to prompt more donations to charitable organizations and streamlined contract oversight to avoid late payments.

ALBANY, NY (02/24/2014)(readMedia)-- Area leaders, including Assembly member Patricia A. Fahy (D - Albany), today joined a statewide coalition of labor, faith and community organizations to push back against Gov. Cuomo's proposed tax breaks for the wealthy and well connected.

«Students are being denied a quality education and Wisconsin schools are falling further behind because Gov. Walker continues to prioritize tax breaks for the wealthy,» said Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D - La Crosse.

Meanwhile, Washington state legislators have increased tax breaks for wealthy multinational corporations like Microsoft by more than ten billion dollars per year.

This comes after the Trump - GOP tax bill created a special new tax break for wealthy parents by allowing tax - advantaged 529 savings accounts to be used for private school tuition.

Trump has promised to help out the middle and working class, but some tax analysts have concluded that Trump's tax policies would actually raise taxes on the middle class while providing substantial tax breaks for the wealthy.

Earlier this summer, President Obama made limiting tax breaks for the wealthy and closing corporate tax loopholes a part of his deficit - reduction plan, though he was unable to rally support from staunch no - tax Republicans as the deadline approached.

Those tax breaks for the wealthy cost us, too, as well as the offshoring of their wealth to avoid taxes.

«People won't forget it was Mike de Jong as the finance minister who repeatedly said there was no money for anything families need, yet he had no problem finding a $ 1 billion tax break for the wealthiest two - per - cent.»

The president spoke about how his values continue to influence and «motivate» his leadership when addressing one of the most divisive issues between Democrats and Republicans, the elimination of some tax breaks for wealthy Americans.

USA is now worse than many third world nation's on income inequality... Tax breaks for wealthy and corporate welfare is not a solution.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she's opposed to two tax breaks for the wealthy that her party leaders are pushing for, indicating that her vote won't be easy to win on Trump's top legislative priority

Last December, Cuomo pushed for a tax break for the wealthiest New Yorkers that exceeds the pensions of most working people.

Rather than use last year's budget surplus to invest in education, Governor McCrory chose to provide more corporate giveaways and tax breaks for the wealthy.