Friday Open Thread [1.25.13]

What is with Republican leaders speaking the truth these days? Yesterday it was Boehner and today it is McConnell: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded to President Obama's [..]…

Senator Chris Coons Reintroduces the FAST Voting Act

Senator Coons and others filed this bill last November, after we saw one more US election marked with long lines to vote, registration questions and issues and other problems that got in the way of very many Americans to exercise their franchise. He has reintroduced this bill, with Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to help states to improve their election capabilities and make it easier for Americans to vote.

Sign this open letter to Congressman Carney: Corprate Tax Reform Needs to be Revenue Positive

Congressman Carney, Through relentless lobbying, big businesses have turned tax avoidance into an art form. While families and main street businesses pay our mandated tax rates of 30 - 35%, large corporations now have an effective tax rate of about 18 percent. Worse yet, instead of investing record setting profits in job growth here, large corporations are using off shore tax havens to hoard cash. The "S&P 500" companies alone have $1.5 trillion stashed offshore. And the "Fix the Debt campaign" that you are so enamored with, is working to protect and enhance off shore tax shelters.