Of the ten companies listed above, only Home Depot has not set up an offshore subsidiary to avoid paying its taxes.
They are truly in the minority. In all, 83
of the 100 biggest corporations in America have set up offshore tax
shelters, costing the rest of us as much as $100 billion a year!
President
Obama has proposed a budget that invests in many of America's
priorities, which includes education, health care, modern
infrastructure and middle-class tax relief. His budget will also close
the loopholes that allow corporations to set up offshore tax havens,
and now it’s in the hands of Congress.
Please sign our Tax Day Declaration telling Congress to close these loopholes.
TAX DAY DECLARATION
Dear Congress:
As
taxpayers, we foot the bill when large corporations skip out on their
taxes by setting up offshore havens in places like the Cayman Islands.
This tax day, we’re saying, “No more!”
The
president has proposed a budget that will close corporate tax havens.
The budget is now in your hands, and we call upon you to close these
offshore tax havens once and for all.
Tell your friends which corporations are dodging taxes this year
Now that you know which corporations are dodging their taxes this tax
day, spread the word to your friends! Just fill out the form below to
pass this along.
Tell Your Senator to Vote for Credit Card Reform
Please sign our petition urging Congress to enact a Credit Card Bill of Rights.
Petition Text:
We support strong reforms to credit card company practices including the following:
Congress should make it illegal to change credit card contract terms for any reason, including no reason.
Congress
should make it illegal to impose penalty interest rate increases on
their customers who pay on time, but supposedly made a late payment to
some other creditor (universal default).
Congress should protect
consumers from credit card company late payment tricks and traps that
result in penalty interest rate increases.
Congress should enact rules that require credit card companies to treat young people fairly.
Call Your U.S. Senators to Support the Credit Card Bill of Rights
Please call Sens. Boxer & Feinstein TODAY to urge passage of the Credit Card Bill of Rights.
Barbara Boxer: (202) 224-3553 Dianne Feinstein: (202) 224-3841
Here's a message you can leave:
“Hello, my name is _________, and I live in _________. I am calling
to urge Senator _________ to vote YES for Senator Dodd's Credit Card
Bill of Rights, S 414, on the Senate floor. Credit card companies
shouldn't be allowed to use unfair practices."
Then,
please report your call below, so we can keep count of the calls our members have made.
Please sign our petition urging Congress to enact a Credit Card Bill of Rights.