September 21, 2012
Who pays taxes in North Carolina?
Everybody pays taxes in North Carolina. Actually, everybody in the United States pays taxes. Period. End of story.
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June 22, 2012
Ten years after Bush’s giveaway to the rich
Read MoreTen years after George W. Bush gave away the farm in the form of huge, unsustainable revenue cuts that enriched the already-rich, we’re still waiting for those jobs to trickle down. Any. Day. Now.
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June 21, 2012
What could $336 million loophole buy?
Read MoreRepublican lawmakers rammed through a huge new tax loophole for businesses amounting to $336 million in revenue lost to North Carolina each year! What would $336 million in lost revenue buy for the people of North Carolina?
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June 1, 2012
Republicans move to shield corporate tax cheats
Read MoreIf you think basic tax fairness begins with profitable multi-state corporations paying their taxes, this latest action by radical Republicans on Jones Street to make being a corporate tax cheat easier than ever should give you pause about allowing them to retain their majorities come November.
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May 25, 2012
Nick Hanauer’s amazing TED talk on income inequality
Read MoreIn a capitalist economy, the true job creators are middle class consumers, and taxing the rich to make investments that make the middle class grown and thrive is the single shrewdest thing we can do for the middle class, for the poor, and for the rich.
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Results of a new poll out this week show that the people of North Carolina agree with Together NC that North Carolina is worth it, including broad support for tax fairness.
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April 5, 2012
Tax Day Showdown in Raleigh (4/17)
Read MoreApril 17, 2012 is Tax Day in the United States – an opportunity to reassess America’s priorities as reflected by who’s paying taxes and who or what don’t pay their fair share. Join our “buddy protest” on Tax Day outside corporate-villain and tax-deadbeat, Bank of America, in Raleigh.
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March 30, 2012
Senators who protected Big Oil’s welfare got $23.5 million
Read MoreWhen the United States Senate took up a bill this week to put an end to $24 billion in taxpayer-funded welfare for Big Oil, the industry won.
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December 16, 2011
Tell the General Assembly to stop corporate tax cheats
Read MoreIf you think corporations should pay North Carolina taxes on North Carolina profits, sign this petition to the state legislature demanding they enact combined reporting and stop corporate tax deadbeats!
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November 4, 2011
Elon Poll: 66 Percent in N.C. Say Tax Millionaires More
Read MoreTwo-thirds of North Carolinians support a surtax on millionaires, contrary to Richard Burr’s three votes now against it. Such a tax has been the cornerstone of President Obama’s efforts to fund programs to create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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November 4, 2011
For Last 3 Years, 30 Major Corporations Paid No Income Taxes
Read MoreDespite racking up $160 billion in profits over three years, 30 companies in the Fortune 500 paid less than nothing in federal income taxes from 2008-2010.
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October 28, 2011
Good Question
Read MoreDenying that there is a class war or refusing to take sides in it doesn’t make it go away.
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June 24, 2011
Republican Legislature Legalizes Corporate Tax Evasion
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s revenue problems will get worse thanks to a bill rushed through the Republican-led General Assembly at the end of session.
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April 15, 2011
Save the Earned Income Tax Credit
Read MoreThere is a larger constituency for North Carolina’s Earned Income Tax Credit than there are millionaires and billionaires in our state. That is not stopping Republicans in the state legislature from targeting this critical tax break for working families for elimination.
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February 22, 2011
Rally Against Corporate Tax Dodgers in Charlotte (2/26)
Read MoreWe pay taxes on our income in this state and in this country. Why doesn’t Bank of America? Take peaceful action against corporate tax dodgers who use our infrastructure and cheat our citizens. Join us on Saturday, Feb. 26 outside a Bank of America branch in Charlotte, NC.
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