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Leo Burnett changes the conversation from “anti-tax” to “public good”

June 21, 2012 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Good government, Politics, Voting/Elections 2 comments

I never thought I would be writing in praise of an advertising agency, but Leo Burnett of Detroit deserves credit for its Effie award-winning,

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The income inequality speech TED doesn’t want you to see

May 17, 2012 Madonna Gauding Business, Corporations, Politics, Taxes Leave a comment

TED is a nonprofit that began in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from the worlds of technology, entertainment, and design. Since then

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Two world views collide on the highway

December 7, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Infrastructure, Taxes One comment

On a rainy, cold, foggy night, we’re driving on I-90 from the Albany, NY airport to a town in rural upstate New York.  My

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Herman Cain has done what Dems couldn’t in 2008

October 25, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Economy, Financial reform, Good government, Obama, Politics, Taxes, Voting/Elections One comment

It’s become sport to knock the leading GOP candidate de jour off his or her pedestal. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry were easy targets.

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The top ten tax-dodging corporations

March 30, 2011 Madonna Gauding Economy, Financial reform, Government, Taxes 2 comments

Did you know you will pay more taxes this year than GE or Exxon Mobil? These corporations, and others, will not only avoid paying

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Raise taxes on the rich to benefit working families

March 24, 2011 Madonna Gauding Charity & Justice, Economy 8 comments

The rich are getting richer. The middle class and poor are getting poorer. What is the Republican solution to the deficit crisis? More tax

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In tax debate, 1 picture = $238 billion

August 19, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Economy, Taxes 2 comments

To extend or not to extend: That’s the question for Democrats and Republicans, who are facing off over the Bush-era tax “cuts,” which mostly

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Unpaid taxes? No Defense contract for you!

May 13, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Government Leave a comment

Here’s a no-brainer policy that should have been enacted a long time ago. According to Federal Times, companies with unpaid tax bills would be

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