Why We Need a Strong Estate Tax

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on this page about the campaign by the right wing and its corporate allies to weaken the estate tax in America — the only tax on wealth in America, and therefore the only check on extremely rich individuals passing on their wealth to their children and grandchildren without making an appropriate contribution to the society that helped them achieve their wealth. On December 15, 2009, the Public Policy and Education Fund and its state (New Yorkers for Fiscal...

Health Care: What’s in the Bills?

Our friends at Health Care for All New York recently produced these fact sheets on the the House and Senate health care reform bills. House Bill – H.R. 3962: Senate Bill – Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care...