"On a bright April day in Barack Obama's America, where equality is on the rise and greed is on the run, a Democratic senator from an impoverished Southern state took a brave stand — on behalf of the country's richest families..."
This is an important time to take action to preserve the estate tax. Please call your Senators and Representative to ask them not to include any cut of the estate tax in the budget, and say that you support HR2023, which has a $2 million/spouse exemption. Click here for the full alert. Abril 23, 2009
Michael Kinsley asks why ten Democrats in the Senate have joined Republicans in calling for a $10 million exemption and 35% rate on the estate tax in his latest op-ed in The Washington Post.
President-elect Barack Obama and congressional leaders plan to move
soon to block the estate tax from disappearing in 2010, suggesting the
levy might outlive the "Death Tax Repeal" movement that has tried
mightily to kill it.
Enero 13, 2009
The Wall Street Journal carries news that President-elect Barack Obama
plans to prevent the estate tax from expiring in 2010. This was
somewhat expected, since it was a mainstay of his campaign. And anyone
who thought the wealthy could avoid higher taxes with a Democratic
president and Congress because of the economic crisis is clearly
deluded. The politics of wealth have simply changed too much.
Enero 13, 2009
The Republican party hasn't just been winning presidential elections
for most the past four decades, it's been winning the political
conversation. From lavishly funded thinktanks like the Heritage Foundation
to rightwing yakkers filling the airwaves, the Republicans have
dominated the political conversation. The Republican convention this
week will feature many of the key phrases that highlight the shift in
America's politics. The Guardian. Septiembre 3, 2008
UFE's Senior Organizer on Estate Tax Policy, Lee Farris wrote a letter to The Hill that addresses where both John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the Estate Tax. The piece also puts forth an alternative to the candidates' proposals. The Hill.Agosto 12, 2008
UFE member Michael Beer wrote an article that focuses on the differences between the tax policies of the two main presidential candidates. Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC.Agosto 6, 2008
As efforts to preserve the federal estate tax continue in 2008, estate
tax supporters from across the country will come together for an estate
tax briefing to be held during the Take Back America conference,
followed by a day of Capitol Hill visits to lobby Congressional
representatives and senators from their home districts.
Marzo 11, 2008
