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This is an hour and a half. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. My name is maureen conway. Vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director. I am delighted to welcome you to todays conversation in our working in america series. At the Economic Opportunities program we do a lot a variety of work to advance ideas that will help low and moderate income americans connect to Economic Opportunity and thrive in a changing economy. In the working in america series in particular, we look at a variety of issues that affect the shape of opportunity that working americans face and consider ide...

This is an hour and a half. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. My name is maureen conway. Vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director. I am delighted to welcome you to todays conversation in our working in america series. At the Economic Opportunities program we do a lot a variety of work to advance ideas that will help low and moderate income americans connect to Economic Opportunity and thrive in a changing economy. In the working in america series in particular, we look at a variety of issues that affect the shape of opportunity that working americans face and consider ide...

Lets start with what corporations are paying now. Line rate which is 35 . Top tax rate the on corporations. Theres lots of studies that have said that tax rate is substantially less than that. Were talking federal taxes. Were not talking entire state, and all that. Government accountability a nonpartisanis entity, they looked a the for years, 2008 to 2012, they profitable u. S. Corporation. They said theyre paying 14 tax rate. Thats more than half under what the effective tax rate is. Lots of studies that that essentially youre talking about trickle down. If you give more profits to know will ...

Expanding the earned income tax credit. At this event hosted by the Aspen Institute. All right, good afternoon, everybody. And welcome. My name is moyne conway, Vice President at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Economic Opportunities program. And i am so delighted to welcome you to todays conversation in our working in america series. At the Economic Opportunities program we do a lot of a variety of work to advance ideas that will help lower and med upincome americans. In the working in america series in particular, we look at a variety of issues that affect the shape of oppo...

Expanding the earned income tax credit. At this event hosted by the Aspen Institute. All right, good afternoon, everybody. And welcome. My name is moyne conway, Vice President at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Economic Opportunities program. And i am so delighted to welcome you to todays conversation in our working in america series. At the Economic Opportunities program we do a lot of a variety of work to advance ideas that will help lower and med upincome americans. In the working in america series in particular, we look at a variety of issues that affect the shape of oppo...