http://www.usuncut.org/actions/feed 2012-02-15T07:45:18Z http://www.usuncut.org/actions/683 2012-02-15T07:45:18Z 2012-02-15T07:45:18Z <p>Occupy Wall Street returns to Arizona for 2012. Join our first "Occupy the Valley" event this weekend February 17-18, 2012 from 10 AM to 4 PM in front of the Bank of America at Alma School and Southern in Mesa, AZ 85210. We are marching to make our voices heard. We are calling out the ongoing misuse of funds intended for people suffering under politically-created mortgage debt. Arizona Taxpayer Funds are still being diverted for corporate profiteering, mergers and speculative investments. Please join us along with other community members including the Commission For Community Involvement and The Recall Brewer Petition Committee. We are the 99%, You are the 99%. We are Occupy, ask us why. </p> http://www.usuncut.org/actions/682 2012-01-23T21:39:31Z 2012-01-23T21:39:31Z <p>The recent Citizens for Tax Justice report, “Corporate Taxpayers & Corporate Tax Dodgers, 2008-10,” lists 249 corporations that paid less than their fair share in federal corporate income taxes in 2010. In other words, 249 of the country’s largest and most profitable corporations paid less than the U.S. statutory corporate tax rate of 35% in 2010.</p> <p>Instead, these 249 companies got a 2010 federal tax subsidy totaling over $87.27 billion. In 2010, FedEx received a federal tax subsidy of over $552 Million.</p> <p>If FedEx had paid its fair share in 2010, what could it have meant for spending on these vital programs?</p> <p>JOB CREATION</p> <p> Over 1,100 jobs created from additonal health care spending. <br /> Over 420 jobs created from additonal benefits to low-income families.</p> <p>HEALTH CARE</p> <p> Over $61 million for Medicaid – enough to serve over 10,500 people.</p> <p>FEEDING THE POOR</p> <p> Over $18 million for anti-hunger programs, including: <br /> Over $13 million in food stamp benefits – enough to feed over 8,410 people. <br /> Over $1 million in WIC benefits – enough to feed over 2,660 low-income mothers and children. <br /> Over $3 million in nutritional assistance for low-income school-age children – enough to provide over 1 million meals to over 6,940 children.</p> <p>AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND UTILITIES</p> <p> Over $4 million for rental assistance – enough to help over 700 families find decent, affordable housing. <br /> Over $1 million in home energy assistance – enough to help over 1,770 households keep warm during the winter and cool during the summer.</p> <p>QUALITY EDUCATION</p> <p> Over $11 million for education programs, including: <br /> Over $1 million in aid for high-poverty schools – the equivalent of providing extra academic support for over 2,260 at-risk students. <br /> Over $2 million for schools to provide services to students with disabilities – the equivalent of helping to improve educational outcomes for over 1,340 students. <br /> Over $6 million in Pell Grants – enough to help over 1,690 low-income students pay for college. <br /> Over $1 million for Head Start – enough to help over 180 low-income preschoolers develop early math and reading skills.</p> <p>LIFTING FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY</p> <p> Over $10 million in Earned Income Tax Credits – enough to help lift over 4,850 households out of poverty.</p> <p>TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO SERVE</p> <p> Over $6 million in disability compensation for veterans – the equivalent of helping over 710 disabled veterans and their families.</p> <p>Meet us at 11:30 AM by the CNN building on Sunset and Cahuenga, and let's take it to FedEx!</p> http://www.usuncut.org/actions/681 2012-01-23T20:16:44Z 2012-01-23T20:16:44Z <p>Click here to learn more and say you'll be there: http://bit.ly/w4QuFE</p> <p>Did you know that you paid more in taxes last year than some of the <br />most profitable companies in America?</p> <p>It's true. In spite of raking in record billions in profits and handing out giant bonuses to their CEOs, many of the biggest corporations in America today paid ZERO in taxes. Some even manage to pull in multimillion-dollar tax REFUNDS.</p> <p>The jig is up, and it's time for the corporate tax dodgers to pay their fair share. Join us as we deliver a tax bill to one of America's most notorious tax avoiding corporations.</p> <p>One local tax avoider posted an enormous $11.6 billion profit, yet somehow managed to rake in $3.2 billion federal tax refund -- then rewarded their CEO with a $21.4 million compensation package. Corporations like these are starving our communities of vital resources, forcing job cuts, slash services, and closing schools.</p>