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Press and Media.
The latest Actions Speak Louder press releases.
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| For Immediate Release: April 13, 2005 |
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contact: Rochelle Robinson Allison Pratt |
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Tax Fairness Awareness Day:
Families Perform Street Theater to Bring Attention to Tax Free Corporations
Governor Continues to Propose Huge Cuts to Health, Education and Other Services While 70% of Corporations Pay no Taxes
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WHEN: |
Friday, April 15, 2005 11:30 am press availability |
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Across from State Building, Clay Street, between 14th and 15th, Oakland |
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California Partnership LIFETIME, Oakland St. Mary’s Center, Oakland Opportunities for Technology Information Careers, Antioch Parent Voices, Oakland/San Francisco |
WHAT: While 70% of all corporations in California continue to pay no taxes at all, the single biggest cut in Governor Schwazenegger’s budget this year is to California’s hard working families. California corporate income taxes went down almost 40% between 1989 and 2003. In 2000 the share of total state taxes contributed by corporate income taxes in California was a mere 7.9%. However, the poorest fifth of the state’s non-elderly families spent 11.3% of their income on state taxes in 2002, and by comparison, the wealthiest 1% spent 7.2% of their income on state taxes that year.
We want responsible corporate citizens who provide good jobs and like the workers who help them profit, pay their fair share to live in our great state. If we ask these corporations to pay even a small percentage of their fair share there would be no budget crisis, not cuts, and we could have better schools, healthcare, childcare, and housing. We want a state where there is opportunity for everyone! Right now, that opportunity only exists for the wealthiest of California’s citizens, and that’s not fair to all!
As part of our Tax Fairness Campaign, California Partnership will be sending weekly Tax Fairness Facts to selected legislators, members, and the press to promote understanding of the role of revenue and taxes to the budget crisis.
The Actions Speak Louder campaign, led by the Center for Community Change, is an effort to hold President Bush accountable for his budget decisions and the priorities they reflect. The campaign will raise awareness, spark grassroots action and start a dialogue with people in ‘red’ states as to whether the President’s budget reflects the moral values he espouses. To see what’s at stake, visit www.ActionsSpeakLouder.org
© 2005 The Center for Community Change
1000 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 342-0519 | info@communitychange.org