Campaigns
Close corporate tax loopholes.
Some of Connecticut’s largest and most powerful corporations are playing a shell game — quietly shifting millions in profits out of state to avoid paying their fair share in taxes.
When those big businesses game the system and play by a different set of rules, the rest of us pay the cost. For working families and small businesses, taxes go up. Or else we all suffer deep cuts to vital services like education and healthcare. More…
Paid Sick Days
over 500,000 working people in Connecticut lack paid sick days. They include workers who cook and prepare our food, drive our kids to school and take care of the sick and elderly. For workers without paid sick days, losing pay — or even your job — can be as easy as catching the flu.
In these tough times, no one can afford to miss pay or risk their job. The result is, people come to work sick. More…
Fair Taxes
If you think your paying more than your fair share in taxes, you’re probably right: in Connecticut, working class and middle class families pay a far higher percentage of their income to state and local taxes than do the very rich. More…
Wall Street Reform
For too long, the Wall Street economy has run rough-shod over the regular families who make Connecticut what it is. Risky gambling has already brought the economy to it’s knees. It’s time to rein in the most dangerous and abusive practices on Wall Street. More…
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