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Responsible Wealth
Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy, is a network of over 700 business leaders and wealthy individuals in the top 5% of income and/or wealth in the US who use their surprising voice to advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability. If you're in the top 5% (over $200,000 household income and/or over $1 million net assets) and you care about economic justice, please join Responsible Wealth today!
2010 is the year the Bush Tax Cuts were set to expire. RW is working to make sure that the tax cuts for upper-income households expire. Make sure your voice is heard by taking the Tax Fairness Pledge today (click on box at right for more information. -->)
Participate in our shareholder accountability work by filing resolutions, attending annual meetings or assigning your proxy for others to attend meetings.
Sponsor an organizer from your state to participate in one of UFE's Trainings of Trainers.
Network with other wealthy individuals and progressive business leaders at UFE and RW events.
OP-ED: Restoring a Vibrant Middle Class
Brian Miller, Executive Director of UFE, likens the root causes of economic inequality to a game of Monopoly--sans the rule book. Brian posits that most Americans are unable to "pass go" to reach economic stability, because a wealthy minority already owns most of the board. July 30, 2010
Estate Tax Teleconference 2010 AUDIO & MEDIA DIGEST NOW AVAILABLE! On July 21, 2010, United for a Fair Economy, with the
support of our Responsible
Wealth project, hosted a press
teleconference, featuring several powerful voices on the issue, to advance the message to strengthen and
permanently reinstate the federal estate
tax. July 23, 2010
Katrina Vanden Heuvel: It's Time to Fix the Estate Tax! The Nation editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, examines the legislative landscape on the estate tax, mentioning the "wonderfully eclectic" group of estate tax advocates assembled by UFE and Responsible Wealth in our recent press teleconference. July 23, 2010
7 Ways to Support the Estate Tax! TAKE ACTION TODAY! We're more than half way through the year, and Congress still hasn't
passed a strong estate tax. We held a national press event to shed light on the urgency of this issue. Now we need your support to keep the pressure on Congress to immediately pass a strong estate tax. July 22, 2010
Rivals in estate tax fight are calling on lawmakers to move on restoration
An estate tax proposal by Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Jon Kyl was deemed as a "weak compromise" by AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, who supports legislation sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, Tom Harkin and Sheldon Whitehouse. Kevin Bogardus of The Hill gives an overview estate tax debate, and comments on an interesting estate tax collaboration facilitated by UFE. July 22, 2010
Restore the Estate Tax!
Daniel Gross jokingly psychoanalyzes UFE's recent Estate Tax Teleconference on Slate.com. He describes the unique perspectives of four seemingly larger-than-life speakers, and adds that their convergence "couldn't come at a better time." July 22, 2010
Nevada GOP Senate Nominee Delivers Busted Tax Message, Runs from Questions
Nevadan Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle is struggling to back up her argument for repealing the estate tax. Her [faulty] claims that fewer regulations and reduced taxes would boost the economy was shot down by rapid fire from her Senate opponent, Harry Reid, and others advocating for the reinstatement of the estate tax, including UFE's Lee Farris. July 22, 2010
Trumka: Boost Fairness and Revenue with Estate Tax Reinstatement
The AFL-CIO blog reports on the unique combination of it's very own president, Richard Trumka, along with philanthropist Abigail Disney and former Treasury Sec. Robert Rubin calling for the reinstatement of the estate tax. July 22, 2010
Senate Votes Down Permanent End to the Estate Tax
The estate tax debate has always been a divisive issue in Congress. But, momentum is on the side of preserving the nation's only tax on inherited wealth, as the senate has voted to slam down a desperate, tag-along attempt to repeal the tax. July 22, 2010
Some super rich say: Tax my estate, please
Jeanne Sahadi of CNNMoney.com puts forth the sensible positions of UFE and our partners,
Abigail Disney and Robert Rubin, in this overview of the estate tax debate. July 21, 2010
Julian Robertson and Robert Rubin DON'T Want to Pass Tax-free Fortune to Heirs
"Right now, millionaires and billionaires who die in 2010 can pass on
their fortunes to heirs without any estate tax.So, thanks to the expiration of 2001 Bush tax cuts and the year
of
Congress not doing anything about it, many somewhat cruel heirs have,
maybe, a reason to hope their parents die this year." Read more >>July 21, 2010
Bring Back the Estate Tax, Some Rich Americans Say
"What do Disney heir Abigail Disney, hedge-fund billionaire Julian
Robertson and former Treasury secretary Robert Rubin have in common?
They want rich people to pay estate taxes and they say they're willing
to pay those taxes themselves." Read more >>July 21, 2010
Rubin, Robertson, Disney Urge Congress to Resurrect Estate Tax That Lapsed
"Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Tiger
Management LLC Founder Julian Robertsonand an
heir of Walt Disney urged Congress to reinstate a tax on
multimillion-dollar estates, possibly retroactively. The three were joined by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today
to support efforts
by a Boston-based advocacy group, United for a Fair Economy... Read more >>July 21, 2010
Rubin, Robertson Want U.S. Estate Tax Reinstated
"Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Tiger Management
founder Julian Robertson have joined a growing chorus calling for the
U.S. estate tax, which expired last year, to be reinstated by Congress
before its August recess." Read more >>July 21, 2010
Ex-Treasury Secretary Rubin Calls For Prompt Return Of Estate Tax
"Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin called on Congress to
immediately reinstate the estate tax, and said lawmakers should consider
re-imposing the tax on the heirs of wealthy individuals who escaped it
by dying this year." Read more >>July 21, 2010
Billionaires Battle On Estate Tax
"Hedge fund billionaire Julian
Robertson joined former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Disney
heiress Abigail Disney in a teleconference
call today to urge Congress to restore a hefty estate tax before
it goes
home for recess in August." Read more >>July 21, 2010
Rubin, Trumka find common ground on estate tax
"The unlikely duo of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and former
Treasury
secretary Robert Rubin told reporters on a conference
call Wednesday
that the estate tax...should be put back in place before the August congressional break." Read more >>July 21, 2010
Wealthy Cashing in Huge, Workers' Salaries Shrinking
Adrianne Appel shines light into the deep and widening schism between the extremely wealthy and the working class in the US. Responsible Wealth Director Mike Lapham provides insight into why the super-rich are not subject to periods of austerity. July 16, 2010
UFE Hosts a Press Teleconference Feat. Four Powerful Voices on the Estate Tax MEDIA ADVISORY: Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, heiress
and philanthropist Abigail Disney, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Tiger Management founder Julian
Robertson
are working with UFE to urge Congress to quickly reinstate and strengthen the
federal estate
tax. Press teleconference scheduled for Wednesday, July 21st, 11:00 AM (EDT). July 13, 2010
UFE Faces the Heritage Foundation on the Estate Tax
UFE's Lee Farris goes head-to-head with William Beach of the Heritage Foundation in an Illinois Business Journal op-ed duel over the estate tax. Empirical evidence and good old-fashioned logic give the win to Lee – better luck next time, Bill! But, don't take our word for it – read and judge for yourselves. June 16, 2010
Letter to Senator Cantwell: We Do Not Want Estate Tax Pre-Payment
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is considering a proposal to
weaken the permanent estate tax law by allowing wealthy taxpayers to pre-pay their estate tax with a
35% tax rate while living, in return for having no exemption. We need Washingtonians to send her a message - sign onto our letter now! February 18, 2010
Support Creating A Consumer Financial Protection Agency Business Owners, Executives and Investors – sign Responsible Wealth’s letter to the US Senate in support of legislation to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). January 19, 2010
Billionaires Against Regulating Finance (BARF)
Billionaires Against Regulating Finance (BARF) protest Jobs with Justice March Against a Jobless Recovery in Boston’s Financial District. September 30, 2009
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AUDIO & MEDIA DIGEST NOW AVAILABLE! On July 21, 2010, United for a Fair Economy, with the
support of our Responsible
Wealth project, hosted a press
teleconference, featuring several powerful voices on the issue, to advance the message to strengthen and
permanently reinstate the federal estate
tax. 
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