Regulation
Executive Excess 2008: How Average Taxpayers Subsidize Runaway Pay
by bob ()Our 15th annual Labor Day report (with the Institute for Policy Studies) finds that tax subsidies directly related to executive pay total $20 billion. Average CEO pay is 344 times the pay of an average U.S. worker.
Executive Excess Reports
by pmuner ()Executive Excess Reports
Our annual Labor Day report (with the Institute for Policy Studies) compares average CEO to the pay of an average US worker and looks at related issues and possible solutions.
2008: How Average Taxpayers Subsidize Runaway Pay (.pdf) Tax subsidies directly related to executive pay total $20 billion. Average CEO pay is 344 times the pay of an average U.S. worker.
Fair Taxation
by Ben (- Activism/Actions
- Collaborative
- Commonwealth
- Estate Tax
- Fair tax
- Government Accountability
- Legislative proposals
- Policy
- Progressive tax
- Regulation
- Revenue
- State tax
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.
Are CEOs and Consultants Colluding Over Pay?
by Anonymous ()UFE's Executive Excess report was cited by a congressional committee, chaired by Rep. Waxman, looking into executive compensation conflicts of interest.
Estate Tax Publications
by Anonymous ()- Wealth and Our Commonwealth (Book)
- Share of Estates Taxed Falls to Fraction of One Percent (Report)
- President and Congress at Odds Over Estate Tax (Report)
- Spending Millions to Save Billions (Report)
Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative
by bob (- Activism/Actions
- Budget
- Commonwealth
- Fair tax
- Legislative proposals
- Progressive tax
- Regulation
- Spending
- State tax
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.
CEO Pay
by Jonathan ()
UFE has been publishing "Executive Excess" reports comparing CEO pay to average worker pay since 1997, in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership
Executive Excess 2006: Oil & Defense CEOs Pocket the Spoils
Executive Excess 2005
Executive Excess 2004
About Fair Taxation
by Ben (- Budget
- Collaborative
- Estate Tax
- Fair tax
- Legislative proposals
- Policy
- Progressive tax
- Regulation
- State tax
At UFE, tax work takes one of two main forms.
Federal Taxes
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.
Tax Pride Day (Op-ed)
by bob (- Policy
- Popular education
- Poverty
- Predatory Lending
- Progressive tax
- Racial justice
- Racial Wealth Divide
- Regulation
- Reports
- Revenue
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?
