Cantor Intent on Downgrading Virginia
Virginia is one of five states that could lose its AAA bond rating thanks to the to the politcal theatrics of Rep. Eric Cantor and his refusal to raise the debt ceiling without dr ...
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Money down the toilet: tens years of the Bush tax cuts
As debt ceiling debate continues, we are marking the tenth anniversary of the policy that created most of the federal budget gap: the Bush tax cuts. On July 7, 2001, George W. Bus ...
Read More »The Bush Tax Cuts After Ten Years: Bad for Virginia, Bad for America
The Bush Tax Cuts After Ten Years: Bad for Virginia, Bad for America(National figures and more information available at www.ctj.org/bushtaxcuts10yrs.php)Ten years ago, on June 7, ...
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VIDEO: Of pancakes and tax reform, we must flip it!
Severe budget cuts in Virginia represent significant hardship and political challenges, but immediate solutions are feasible and readily available. In this video Virginia Organizi ...
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Fixing Virginia’s inverted tax structure would mean $6.9 billion more for schools, roads & police.
Richmond– A new study has found that inverting state tax structures—whereby the highest income earners would be taxed at the current percentage of income for the lowes ...
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Norfolk “Make Them Pay” Tax Day Event
More than thirty people from MoveON , Virginia Organizing and other local allies came out for a “Tax Day- Make Them Pay” action in front of Bank of America in Norfolk on April 18t ...
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What do your taxes go for? March with us on Tax Day and find out!
On Tax Day, we held a march in Charlottesville, beginning at City Hall and ending at the Central Library to highlight where our taxes go and the need to rebalance our state and fe ...
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VA Tax Day Message: Be Fair
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - While many will be talking about the burden of high taxes today, as the tax deadline looms, a group of Virginia residents will be celebrating the good that ...
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VIDEO: Spotsy Residents Call on GA to “Bake a Bigger Pie”
On March 24, the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to learn about the budget priorities of area residents. Virginia Organizing and partner groups in the area ...
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VIDEO: Candace Graham Testifying on taking funds from health care and education for transportation.
A bill under consideration by the General Assembly, was killed on Friday that would have shifted millions of dollars of state funds away from services like health care and into tr ...
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