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Trump’s presidency is his family’s piggybank (The Times)

As Mark Hays, the director of Americans for Financial Reform, observed: “With the launch of a Trump-backed ‘stablecoin’, World Liberty and Trump are now issuing their own private currency, while pressuring Congress to pass a bill … overseen by crypto-friendly Trump loyalists, and daring anyone to object.” 

In the News: Reed Renews Push to End Special Tax Deductions for Huge Executive Bonuses

WASHINGTON, DC – According to the Economic Policy Institute, the gulf in pay between CEOs and average workers is 290 to 1. In an effort to ensure that hardworking U.S. taxpayers are not forced to subsidize lavish executive compensation packages while making a fraction of CEO pay, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today reintroduced legislation that would

In the News: Rep. Doggett’s Bill to End Special Tax Exemptions for Huge Executive Bonuses

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) introduced the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act to close a major loophole in current corporate tax law that uses taxpayer dollars to fund lavish pay packages. The bill would specifically end special tax breaks for publicly traded companies that deduct the cost of any multimillion-dollar bonus paid