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media mention December 19, 2012 Palm Beach Post: Rooney right to call and raise: Joins just two others in House delegation to reject ideology
By The Palm Beach Post Posted: 7:23 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 Dysfunction in Washington is so severe that stating the obvious counts as an act of courage. Three members… -
media mention December 19, 2012 The Berkshire Eagle: Disgraceful tax dodge
(Original Post) Updated: 11/07/2011 11:14:26 AM EST Monday November 7, 2011 If there is anything we should be able to agree upon in this fractured nation it’s that giant corporations… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Think Progress: Defense Contractors Pay Little To No Corporate Income Tax While Earning Billions
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Nov 7, 2011 at 11:50 am Last week, Citizens for Tax Justice released a report showing that 30 major corporations have paid no income… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Reuters: Benefiting from taxes
(Original Post) Tue Nov 8, 2011 7:00am EST By David Cay Johnston Nov 8 (Reuters) – In a competitive market, economists argue endlessly about who bears the burden of corporate… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Get Solar: Renewable Subsidies Pale in Comparison to Support for Fossil Fuels
(Original Post) Tuesday, November 8th 2011 2:02 PM By GetSolar Staff. With the technology steadily coming into its own, solar installations have grown across the world at an astounding pace.… -
media mention December 19, 2012 The Morning Call: Air Products’ CEO says education is key
(Original Post) John McGlade tells Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce a skilled workforce is ‘critical.’ Air Products CEO John McGlade addresses the crowd at the Greater Lehigh Valley… -
media mention December 19, 2012 MSNBC.com: 30 companies paid ‘less than zero’ taxes in recent years
(Original Post) By Marisa Taylor (This story has been updated to include a response from General Electric.) General Electric made big waves earlier in the year when The New York… -
media mention December 19, 2012 The Nonprofit Quarterly: The Nearly Tax Exempt Sector: Big For-Profit Corporations
(Original Post) November 09, 2011Rick Cohen Earning $160.3 billion in pretax profit must have been very difficult for 30 companies between 2008 and 2010, because despite their profitability these giant… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Cincinnati CityBeat: Here’s Why the ’99 Percent’ Are Pissed
(Original Post) By Kevin Osborne · November 9th, 2011 · Porkopolis Even the most ardent political junkie probably missed the news amid all the other reports last week about Ohio… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Ars Technica: Big ISPs dwell in tax-break heaven, according to corporate tax study
(Original Post) By Matthew Lasar A scathing new report on corporate tax breaks is out, and telcos and media companies figure prominently. Authored by Citizens for Tax Justice and the… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Grist: Energy companies get $24 billion of corporate welfare from taxpayers
(Original Post) by Brad Johnson 9 Nov 2011 4:24 PM Chart.Tax breaks and subsidies for energy companies have gotten so extreme that dozens of top companies have made billions in… -
media mention December 19, 2012 DSL Reports: Study: Verizon Hasn’t Paid a Cent in Taxes in 3 Years
(Original Post) by Karl Bode Thursday 10-Nov-2011 Two non profits, the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, are circulating a new study named Corporate… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Montreal Mirror: DAMN RIGHT: Too big to tax
(Original Post) by SCOTT SAXON November 10, 2011 No doubt, the average person has slept better knowing that U.S. bailouts helped calm the waters stirred by American bankers flatulating in… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Daily World: Tax formula for big biz: Less than zero
(Original Post) By now, it is pretty well known that General Electric, a company that showed $14.2 billion in profit worldwide paid no taxes. In fact, it not only paid… -
media mention December 19, 2012 CRSWire: Tax Loophole Exploitation Exacerbates Income Inequality in US
(Original Post) Income inequality isn’t only unfair; it’s bad for the economy Nov 13, 2011 – 11:27 PM EST By Michael Shank The fact that America’s biggest companies paid no… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Computer World: Verizon called tax dodger by CWA union, others
(Original Post) In response, Verizon says it complies with laws, has deferred some taxesBy Matt HamblenNovember 15, 2011 12:47 PM ET Computerworld – Verizon Communications was singled out as one… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Mercury News: Richmond takes step toward divesting from corporations
(Original Post) By Hannah DreierContra Costa TimesPosted: 11/16/2011 06:15:49 PM PSTUpdated: 11/17/2011 09:17:07 PM PST In solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, Richmond is exploring divestment from corporations that do not… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Huffington Post: Tax Loophole Users, Companies with Negative Tax Rates, Exacerbating US Income Inequality
(Original Post) Posted: 11/16/11 03:41 PM ET The fact that America’s biggest companies paid no federal taxes may come as no surprise to Washington. The report released earlier this month… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Forbes: American Families Are Bearing the Tax Burden
(Original Post) Jessica Bosari, Contributor Anyone with access to a news broadcast can see the middle class is suffering from bearing the brunt of the tax burden. In an ideal… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Opinion Editorial News: Measuring Corporate Tax Dodgers by Industry
(Original Post) By John Iacovelli (about the author) Most U.S. citizens understand that through a variety of loopholes, U.S. based corporations have reduced their U.S corporate tax burdens tremendously over… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Newsday: Cyber Monday is bad biz for states
(Original Post) Originally published: November 25, 2011 3:41 PM Updated: November 28, 2011 12:01 AM By MATTHEW GARDNER Matthew Gardner is executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Plain Dealer: Politifact- Sen. Rob Portman says the U.S. has the second highest corporate tax rate
(Original Post) “We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners.” Rob Portman on Friday, November 11th, 2011 in a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Joy Cardin Radio Show on WPR: Cyber Monday and Internet Sales Taxes
Joy Cardin Show on Wisconsin Public Radio – Big Question Segment Program Page November 30, 2011 After a busy Cyber Monday, a plan to collect sales tax on internet sales… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Market Watch: New Report: 265 Major, Profitable U.S. Corporations’ Tax Avoidance Costs States $42 Billion Over Three Years; Sixty Eight Companies Have at Least One Tax-Free Year
(Original Post) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Citizens for Tax Justice Release “Corporate Tax Dodging in the Fifty States,… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Orlando Sentinel: Central Florida companies don’t pay fair share of state income taxes, report says
(Original Post) By Sandra Pedicini, Orlando Sentinel 4:54 p.m. EST, December 7, 2011 Three Central Florida companies were named in a national report released Wednesday that contends many corporations pay…