In the foreclosure saga that continues to rip communities apart, there are two obvious players: banks and homeowners. But the situation is a little more complicated than just banks versus families trying to hang onto their homes.
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Small Business Owners Say Big Corporations Not Paying Fair Share of Taxes
A new nationwide poll of small business owners’ views on taxes includes some findings that turn K Street lobbyists’ anti-tax talking points on their head. In particular, the poll found that small business owners are up in arms about corporate tax loopholes, offshore tax havens, and corporations and millionaires who don’t pay their fair share.Continue reading “Small Business Owners Say Big Corporations Not Paying Fair Share of Taxes”
Medicaid Matters to Idaho
This month, the Alliance for a Just Society, Idaho Community Action Network, and Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities released Medicaid Matters to Idaho: Real Stories, Real Impacts, Real Communities.This publication describes the human and economic costs of Medicaid cuts and Idaho and shares the stories of Idahoans across the state whose lives and well-being ofContinue reading “Medicaid Matters to Idaho”
Small Businesses Unite Against Citizens United Decision
Two years ago on January 21, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case. In a divided 5-4 decision, the majority ruled that corporations are free to spend unlimited sums of money in our country’s elections. There’s been plenty of debate about what this rulingContinue reading “Small Businesses Unite Against Citizens United Decision”
News from DC: Super-Committee Fails, Now What?
Bill Daley is the Federal Issues Policy Director at The Alliance for a Just Society. On November 21st, the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee of Deficit Reduction, aka the “Super Committee”, issued this statement: “After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possibleContinue reading “News from DC: Super-Committee Fails, Now What?”
The 99% are Headed to DC to Take Back the Capitol
The Alliance for a Just Society is supporting the call for thousands of Americans to go to Washington, DC in the first week of December to make the voices of the 99% heard and counter the influence of the 1%. Alliance affiliates from Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Virginia will all make the trekContinue reading “The 99% are Headed to DC to Take Back the Capitol”
November 17th: American Dream Day of Action
We’re starting to get the 1% to pay attention. But this system’s still rigged against us: Wall Street is still making billions and taking our homes, and Congress can’t pass a jobs bill. To amplify the economic emergency, Thursday, November 17, has been declared a massive day of action to show “We Are The 99%”.Continue reading “November 17th: American Dream Day of Action”
Food Choices: Families or Corporations
Will Congress choose need or greed? Cutting the federal deficit means making some tough choices. The new report, Food Choices: Families or Corporations and online petition asks Congressional super committee members to look at bloated federal subsidies for giant corporations before they cut food assistance struggling families depend on. Released in partnership with theContinue reading “Food Choices: Families or Corporations”