Irving Berlin learned that in 1942 the federal government was going to undertake "unprecedented income tax collections" to support the
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
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