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Who benefits the most from the House GOP tax proposal?
David Elliot,
November 6, 2017
A new analysis confirms what many have been saying: The House GOP tax proposal unveiled last Thursday would disproportionately benefit the wealthiest 1 percent of U.S. taxpayers. Release of the analysis comes on the day the House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to take up the tax measure. ...
The House Tax Cuts: Trillions for Corporations and the Rich; Losses for Low- and Middle-Income People Now and Later
CHN,
November 3, 2017
Editor’s note: The following is a statement released by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein in response to the House GOP tax proposal, unveiled Thursday, Nov. 2. To learn more about the proposal, please see CHN’s latest Human Needs Report. “The full analysis is not yet in, but the outlines are...
Legalized stealing
David Elliot,
November 1, 2017
Hundreds of loud and sometimes boisterous opponents of the soon-to-be-unveiled House GOP tax plan rallied at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, warning that the legislation would fundamentally alter the nation and place an unfair burden on lower- and middle-income families. The rally, which attracted a swarm of TV cameras, came on...
These Cuts Hurt
Leo Nguyen,
October 30, 2017
Congress just passed a budget that calls for massive cuts in human needs programs. The devastating effect these cuts would have on millions of Americans is why CHN is cosponsoring the #TheseCutsHurt social media day of action today, Monday, October 30. Members of Witnesses to Hunger and supporters across the...
Poverty and Progress: Poverty is Down in the U.S., but New Threats Ahead
Leo Nguyen,
October 27, 2017
Editor’s note: On Thursday, October 26, CHN released a report on poverty in the U.S. and actions from Congress and the Trump administration that threaten the progress we’ve made in reducing poverty. Below is the press release issued along with the report. We encourage you to read the report, use our social media...
