How To Speak Republican
The Republican party hasn't just been winning presidential elections
for most the past four decades, it's been winning the political
conversation. From lavishly funded thinktanks like the Heritage Foundation
to rightwing yakkers filling the airwaves, the Republicans have
dominated the political conversation. The Republican convention this
week will feature many of the key phrases that highlight the shift in
America's politics. The Guardian.
September 3, 2008
McCain’s Unconvincing Claim That Obama Favors Tax Hikes
UFE's Senior Organizer on Estate Tax Policy, Lee Farris wrote a letter to The Hill that addresses where both John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the Estate Tax. The piece also puts forth an alternative to the candidates' proposals. The Hill.
August 12, 2008
There’s a Big Difference in Candidates' Tax Platforms (Op-ed)
UFE member Michael Beer wrote an article that focuses on the differences between the tax policies of the two main presidential candidates. Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC.
August 6, 2008
Evaluating Candidates on Taxes
Tax policy is a key method for addressing economic inequities.
But it can be difficult to evaluate a candidate's position on taxes.
That's why we created these Action Tools, ways to use the Action Tools, and a space for you to tell us how you used them.
July 24, 2008
Nation’s Most Progressive Tax Gets a Boost
From UFE's March 2008 E-News
March 31, 2008
2008 Estate Tax Lobby Day Success
There was electric excitement in Washington, DC, during the UFE
co-sponsored Estate Tax Lobby Day, where participants inspired each
other and advocated for their belief in a strong estate tax.
March 30, 2008
Estate Tax Action Alert - 3/18/08
This is a critical time to support the battle to preserve the estate tax. Please
call your Senators to voice your concerns about cutting the estate tax,
and to urge them to support this important tax. We're asking you to
call on Wed., March 19. The main number for all Senate offices
is 202-224-3121. By voicing your opinion, you can hold federal policymakers accountable for their decisions.
March 18, 2008
Estate Tax Supporters Convene in DC to Lobby Congress
As efforts to preserve the federal estate tax continue in 2008, estate
tax supporters from across the country will come together for an estate
tax briefing to be held during the Take Back America conference,
followed by a day of Capitol Hill visits to lobby Congressional
representatives and senators from their home districts.
March 11, 2008
Progressive Taxation Needs Your Voice
With the president and some presidential candidates saying they want to
make the Bush tax cuts permanent -- even as we face a recession --
progressive taxation desperately needs your voice. Please consider
helping the fight to preserve the estate tax by joining us in
Washington, DC, March 18-19, to lobby your Senators and Representatives
in Congress.
February 29, 2008
Estate Tax Lobby Day
The next phase of the fight to preserve the estate tax needs your voice.
Please join us in Washington DC, March 18-19, to learn and lobby.
February 22, 2008
The Morality of the Estate Tax
Whoopi Goldberg has made the Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial page - as an anti-tax hero.
She
recently used her position as co-host of ABC's talk show The View to
rail against the estate tax - a tax that currently affects less than
0.3% of the estates in the U.S.
She's upset, and the Journal is
thrilled to amplify her voice, about the ethics of making super-wealthy
people pay an estate tax even though they've already paid other taxes.
December 17, 2007
Where They Stand on the Estate Tax
A snapshot of the presidential candidates' positions on taxes, including the estate tax.
December 2, 2007
Estate Tax Plans: Clinton
UFE's Lee Farris comments that Clinton's plans for the estate tax will worsen the deficit.
McClatchy News by Matt Stearns
November 27, 2007
Estate Tax Hearings Begin Crucial Estate Tax Battles in 2008
By Lee Farris, Senior Organizer for Estate Tax Policy at UFE.
Senator Baucus (D-MT) held the first of two estate tax hearings on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, fulfilling a promise made to Senator Kyl (R-AZ) that hearings would be held in the fall of 2007.
November 14, 2007
Estate Tax Action Alert - 11/13/07
This Action Alert went out to estate tax supporters asking them for calls, letters and testimony at the time of an important Senate hearing. UFE is also looking for farmers who support the estate tax.
November 13, 2007
Senate Hearing Testimony on the Estate Tax
As the Senate Finance Committee considers changes to the estate tax,
United for a Fair Economy requests that two key principles be
followed. Any changes to the estate tax should be revenue neutral,
compared with estate tax law starting in 2011-2020. Using any other
approach would mean increasing taxes - or deficits -- for taxpayers who
are not millionaires. A second important principle would be to
re-introduce progressivity in the estate tax rate.
November 13, 2007
UFE Takes the Estate Tax Fight to CNBC
Mike Lapham, director of Responsible Wealth, talks up the value of the estate tax on CNBC's Power Lunch.
November 13, 2007
Spending Millions to Save Billions
Eighteen super-rich families have spent millions over the years to kill the estate tax. Doing so would net them billions of dollars.
October 2, 2007
President and Congress at Odds Over Estate Tax
President Bush's FY 2008 budget still reflects full estate tax repeal, but Congress is fighting him.
Read the report.
October 2, 2007
Fewer Rich Americans Pay Estate Tax
When the estate tax exemption rose from $1.5 million to $2 million in 2006, fewer rich Americans had to pay the estate tax. In 2009, even fewer rich Americans will pay as the exemption rises to $3.5 million per individual, or $7 million per couple.
Read the report.
October 2, 2007
Wealth and Our Commonwealth
Wealth and Our Commonwealth is the quintessential “Man
Bites Dog” story of over 1,000 high-net-worth individuals who
rose up to protest the repeal of the estate tax. The narrative weaves history and solid economic data with personal stories to create a sound case for estate tax reform--not repeal.
October 2, 2007
Sen. Salazar Should Drop Farm Exemption from Estate Tax
August 26, 2007
Estate Tax May Be Here to Stay
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0408biz-Wiles0408.html
April 8, 2007
Gallo's Death Could Fill U.S. Coffers
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/news-desk/2007/3/8/gallos-death-could-fill-us-coffers.html
March 8, 2007
The Estate Tax: A Recycling Program in Disguise
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2007/0107collins.html
January 1, 2007
Prominent Mainers ad
A group of prominent Mainers signed an ad calling for preservation of the estate tax.
June 6, 2006
Estate Tax Ads
A Gallery of UFE's Media Ads
August 1, 2005
Leave No Heiress Behind
A grateful heiress expresses her thanks for efforts to defeat the estate tax in this TV ad that ran in select markets in August, 2005.
August 1, 2005
Washington State thank-you ad
An ad thanking senators for voting to preserve the estate tax ran in several Washington state papers.
July 24, 2005
Estate Tax Radio Ad
Ad ran May 25, 2005, in selected markets.
A series of radio ads featuring characters named Marge and Frank ran in select markets, appearing on The Al Franken Show, among others, in May, 2005.
Listen to radio ads that ran in 5 states
(MT, OR, ND, SD, and ME).
See also the related press release.
May 25, 2005
UFE Launches Campaign to Prevent New Tax Breaks for Billionaires
UFE unveiled a new radio ad today calling on
targeted Senators to preserve the estate tax, and in turn, $1 trillion
in revenue over the next two decades, when the vote comes up this
summer.
May 19, 2005
