Recently, oil companies have been raking in record profits off the
price of crude oil and gasoline. These profits are coming at the expense of
consumers, whose wallets have been increasingly pinched at the gas pump. In an effort to recover a portion of this obscene largess, legislators at
the state and federal levels have been considering the imposition of a windfall
profit tax (WPT).
Members of the Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative with interests in particular topics participate in affinity groups. Every couple months, UFE hosts a conference call on one of these topics and invites an expert(s) to be on the call as a resource. It's an opportunity to learn, ask questions, and strategize. To date, UFE has hosted conference calls on the following topics: October 2, 2007
UFE brings together various state groups working on fair taxation in
the Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative (TFOC). TFOC meets regularly
via teleconference and face-to-face, to discuss common issues and share
solutions.
October 2, 2007
UFE's flagship issue is the campaign to preserve the federal estate tax, begun in 1995. The estate tax provides a concrete issue in which our members and constituencies can easily become involved. Working on the estate tax helps educate people about the value of progressive taxation, existing economic inequality, and the role of wealth.
As Americans get ready to pay their taxes this month,
we ought to declare April 15 "Tax Pride Day." In the face of all the
greed and laying up of treasure going on all around us in our
consumerist society, let's celebrate those who want a good government
that provides all citizens with opportunity and essential services. Our
taxes pay for such a government. Why not celebrate the shared
investment we all make?
April 12, 2007
Tax fairness is the key to a fair economy, where the cost of maintaining a common government is shared on the basis of one's ability to pay.
