 According to The Washington Post, the new Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Ron Wyden intends to give in to the army of corporate lobbyists and extend the corporate tax breaks that would cost taxpayers over $700 billion in the coming decade.
Let Senator Wyden know that you do not approve of extending tax breaks for corporations. Sign the open letter below. To: Senator Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Subject: Corporations do not need tax break extensions
We are more than disappointed to learn that you, as the new Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, intend to continue the old ways on corporate tax breaks. Extending the expiring tax breaks will add $50 billion to the budget deficit while serving no useful purpose. According to Citizens for Tax Justice, the so-called corporate research and development credit only subsidizes research that would have been conducted anyway, and is used for decidedly unproductive purposes such redesigning food packaging. Ordinary taxpayers shouldn't be forced to subsidize accelerated depreciation, or Texas and Florida's preference for a regressive sales tax over a more progressive income tax, or promote Nascar racetracks, electric motorcycles and golf carts. The list goes on and on, as you know well. We strongly urge you to change direction: close corporate loopholes, tax overseas profits of US corporations, bring in revenue and increase tax fairness. Sign the open letter now!  Immigration Key to Indiana U.S. House Race Vulnerable Indiana 2nd District Congresswoman Jackie Walorski is walking a political high wire when it comes to immigration: if she supports comprehensive reform, she’ll enrage her Tea Party base; if she opposes it, she’ll further alienate the growing Hispanic community in her district. Indiana ADA organizer Jeremy Bernstein explains the role immigration will play in the one of the mostly hotly contested House races in the country.
Continue reading this story here, and don’t forget to catch up on all of ADA’s Campaign Wrap-up’s on ADA’s Campaign Central page. Last Day to Sign Up for Health Care Today is the final day to sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If you haven’t already done so, sign up at www.healthcare.gov.
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