Business Owners, Executives and Investors – sign Responsible Wealth’s letter to the US Senate in support of legislation to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA).
Responsible Wealth
Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy, is a network of over 700 business leaders and wealthy individuals in the top 5% of income and/or wealth in the US who use their surprising voice to advocate for fair taxes and corporate accountability. If you're in the top 5% (over $200,000 household income and/or over $1 million net assets) and you care about economic justice, please join Responsible Wealth today!
2010 is the year the Bush Tax Cuts were set to expire. RW is working to make sure that the tax cuts for upper-income households expire. Make sure your voice is heard by taking the Tax Fairness Pledge today (click on box at right for more information. -->)
Participate in our shareholder accountability work by filing resolutions, attending annual meetings or assigning your proxy for others to attend meetings.
Sponsor an organizer from your state to participate in one of UFE's Trainings of Trainers.
Network with other wealthy individuals and progressive business leaders at UFE and RW events.
OP-ED: Bring Back the Estate Tax NOW!
UFE's partners in estate tax advocacy, Robert Rubin and Julian Robertson, urge Wall Street Journal readers to demand that Congress brings back the estate tax. September 1, 2010
OP-ED: Mickey Mouse, the Estate Tax and Me
Abigail Disney, filmmaker, philanthropist and friend of UFE, shares the story of how government and taxation made her family's good fortune possible in USA Today.August 31, 2010
Lapham Speaks...on NPR's "Here & Now"
Responsible Wealth Director Mike Lapham talks taxes, wealth and philanthropy with Robin Young on NPR's "Here & Now." August 16, 2010
OP-ED: How the Estate Tax Benefits Small Businesses
Jim Amaral, owner of Maine's Borealis Breads, slams conservatives' misappropriation of small businesspeople as poster puppets against the estate tax. He tells us why they're dead wrong. August 12, 2010
New York Tax Law Could Result in Fewer Charitable Donations
Heiress, filmmaker and philanthropist, Abigail Disney–also a UFE Estate Tax Teleconference speaker–lambastes NY Gov. David Paterson's new tax law that places limits on charitable deductions for high earners. August 10, 2010
Yahoo! Shareholder Reveals Shareholder Meeting Intricacies
A Yahoo! shareholder activist outlines the various proposals and debates at this year's shareholder meeting. Included is commentary on Responsible Wealth's resolution to give shareholders "Say on Pay," which [unfortunately] failed to pass. August 3, 2010
Political Missteps on the Estate Tax
Heiress and estate tax advocate, Abigail Disney, is quoted in The Boston Globe, stating that her family's success was the direct result not only of hard work and innovation, but also of public investments. July 30, 2010
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: The Latest on the Estate Tax
Chuck Marr, Director of Federal Tax Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), gives us the latest on the estate tax, including projected 10-year losses under extension of 2009 estate tax law and permanent repeal. July 25, 2010
Letter to Senator Cantwell: We Do Not Want Estate Tax Pre-Payment
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is considering a proposal to
weaken the permanent estate tax law by allowing wealthy taxpayers to pre-pay their estate tax with a
35% tax rate while living, in return for having no exemption. We need Washingtonians to send her a message - sign onto our letter now! February 18, 2010
Support Creating A Consumer Financial Protection Agency Business Owners, Executives and Investors – sign Responsible Wealth’s letter to the US Senate in support of legislation to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). January 19, 2010
Billionaires Against Regulating Finance (BARF)
Billionaires Against Regulating Finance (BARF) protest Jobs with Justice March Against a Jobless Recovery in Boston’s Financial District. September 30, 2009
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