FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2023 CONTACT Carter Dougherty carter@ourfinancialsecurity.org (202) 251-6700 Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, President...
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The Save the Post Office Coalition reacts to Louis DeJoy’s 10 year plan
The Save the Post Office Coalition reacts to release of Louis DeJoy’s 10 year plan: “Asking Louis DeJoy to...
Welcome to the new Take On Wall Street site!
Welcome to the new Take On Wall Street site! We are building a movement, and we need your voice. The...
10 years after the Great Recession, big banks are still making outrageous profits
BY SARAH ANDERSON AND PORTER MCCONNELL Originally published in The Hill Ten years ago, the economy crashed, due to Wall...
Tax Day is a Real Holiday for Wall Street
The tax legislation passed last year gives the financial industry plenty of reasons to celebrate. Originally posted on Inequality.org It’s...
TOWS Statement: Republican Leadership and Trump unveil plan to cut taxes for the 1%
On Wednesday, Republican Congressional leaders and the Administration released their tax framework. “This ‘plan’ amounts to a package of tax cuts for Wall Street and the 1%" ...
TOWS Joint Statement: Groups demand Wall Street pay its fair share in taxes
Washington DC – On Tuesday, groups with the Take on Wall Street campaign made their voices heard outside a Senate...
TOWS Press Release: Leading Members of Congress Propose An Agenda to Take on Wall Street
"Seven years ago this week the Dodd Frank act was signed into law, setting in motion measures to protect consumers and make the financial system more stable. Unfortunately, some lawmakers wish to turn back the clock and undo these reforms, and we are stepping up the fight to stop them. But the important work of defending Dodd-Frank must not be the end of the story. We need to do more to build a financial system that works for most Americans, not against them."
TOWS Statement: Make Wall Street Pay Its Fair Share in Taxes, Raise $1 Trillion in Federal Revenue
The Take On Wall Street campaign, a group of over 50 community groups, unions, consumer advocates and others today called on Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch to adopt tax reform measures that would raise more than $1 trillion in additional revenue, and discourage dangerous Wall Street speculation by requiring the financial services industry to pay its fair share of taxes.
“Take on Wall Street” Statement: Time to Close an Egregious Loophole
"'It's hard to find a more egregious example of Wall Street billionaires rigging the rules for their own advantage than the carried interest loophole,' said Jon Green, Campaign Manager for the Take on Wall Street campaign. 'It is an outrageous and unfair benefit for the wealthy and powerful for no reason other than that they are wealthy and powerful. Every member of Congress should stand with Senator Baldwin and Representative Levin in supporting this bill.'"