No matter how you approach renewed calls for Congress to impose a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), it would be a huge mistake for Main Street, consumers, taxpayers, retirees, states, and localities.
An FTT, which is a sweeping tax on financial trades of all kinds, such as trades of stocks, bonds, and derivatives, is not a new idea. In fact, the U.S. imposed an FTT from 1914 until it was repealed in 1965 by an overwhelming bipartisan vote by a Democratic Congress.
The truth is that Americans, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion, are deeply concerned and opposed to proposals to re-impose an FTT. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) recently conducted a national poll of 2,000 likely voters to understand their views on a proposed FTT. When they learned about an FTT, 63% expressed opposition, including a majority of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans. Finding such broad support among all political leanings is nearly unheard of in t
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Progressives Ready To Target Democratic Establishment In 2022 Midterms
Progressives are already worried President Biden s concessions to moderates and conservative lawmakers could cost Democrats seats in Congress in 2022.
By: Shira Tarlo
and last updated 2021-03-31 14:18:39-04
The 2020 election remains fresh in the minds of many Democrats, but progressive organizers are already jumping full-on into prepping for 2022. What will it take to be successful for Democrats in 2022? asked Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC).
Organizers at leading progressive groups, like the PCCC, Our Revolution, RootsAction.org and No Excuses PAC, tell Newsy that if Democrats want to win big in 2022, they ll need to push forward a bold agenda â and fast.
March 31, 2021
Progressives are already worried President Biden s concessions to moderates and conservative lawmakers could cost Democrats seats in Congress in 2022.
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The 2020 election remains fresh in the minds of many Democrats, but progressive organizers are already jumping full-on into prepping for 2022. What will it take to be successful for Democrats in 2022? asked Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC).
Organizers at leading progressive groups, like the PCCC, Our Revolution, RootsAction.org and No Excuses PAC, tell Newsy that if Democrats want to win big in 2022, they ll need to push forward a bold agenda and fast. If Biden does not deliver big for working people, the right-wing will come storming back in November of 2022, warned Jeff Cohen, co-founder of RootsAct.org. The grassroots group is pushing for the Biden administration to adopt more progressive positions through its No Honeymoon for the Biden Presidency