Elizabeth Warren presses oil companies on tax break lobbying for Senate bill | Oil and gas companies | The Guardian

Democratic senator leads calls for answers over provision that could cut fossil fuel firms' income tax to zero…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/26/elizabeth-warren-oil-companies-tax-break-lobbying

 

Opinion | The GOP war on voting in Georgia takes an ugly new turn - The Washington Post

...An extraordinary event took place in Georgia on Wednesday night. Republicans sought to cancel a tax break for Delta Air Lines, the state's biggest employer, as punishment for the heresy of criticizing the new voter-suppression law Republicans passed last week. And a top Republican has openly, blithely confirmed that this was exactly the motive...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/01/gop-war-on-voting-georgia-delta/

Editorial: Catholics need to confess their complicity in the failed coup | National Catholic Reporter

...And what about the everyday Catholics — some 50% of them — who voted for Trump this year, after four years of incompetence, racist dog whistles and assaults on democratic norms? Not all were at the "protest" in Washington, but many have supported organizations that fanned the flames. Too many Catholic voters were content to cozy up to Trump in exchange for tax breaks, or Supreme Court judges, or subsidies for Catholic schools...

https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/editorial-catholics-need-confess-their-complicity-failed-coup

Congress must repeal tax breaks for the wealthy passed in CARES Act | TheHill

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences is our highest priority. Too many lives have been upended by the disease and the incompetent and halting response to it by the Trump administration. Unfortunately, we can always count on those with special interests to take advantage of a crisis, often out of the public eye. I am one of several members of Congress who object to the tax break for millionaires that was surreptitiously placed in the CARES Act by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Republicans. I joined Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Sherrod Brown of Ohio in April in introducing a measure to repeal these obscene tax breaks that have little to do with the pandemic or related business losses since pre-pandemic losses back to 2018 are made eligible.....

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/521999-congress-must-repeal-tax-breaks-for-the-wealthy-passed-in-cares

GOP candidate John James’ companies hit with tax liens, got tax breaks for jobs they didn't create | Salon.com

Companies owned by Michigan Republican Senate candidate John James have a history with tax liens in multiple states, while another got tax breaks for jobs it did not create, the Detroit Metro Times reports.
https://www.salon.com/2020/08/28/gop-candidate-john-james-companies-hit-with-tax-liens-got-tax-breaks-for-jobs-they-didnt-create/

While you got an emergency $1,200, 43,000 millionaires got a massive tax break

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/4/14/1937147/-While-you-got-an-emergency-1-200-43-000-millionaires-got-a-massive-tax-break

Democrats demand answers to how a tax break benefiting Trump and Kushner got into coronavirus bill

In addition to the extra gift to corporate America Republicans slipped into the massive coronavirus bill, allowing the Federal Reserve to keep its deliberations secret, there's also a big tax break to wealthy taxpayers that somehow got into the bill without Democrats knowing about it. Two Democrats, Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett, are trying to get to the bottom of it.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/4/10/1936183/-Democrats-demand-answers-to-how-a-tax-break-benefiting-Trump-and-Kushner-got-into-coronavirus-bill

The stimulus bill includes a tax break for the 1% (opinion) - CNN

We face a frightening pandemic. More than 100,000 American have been infected with Covid-19, while tens of millions more continue to shelter at home. Meanwhile, the markets are crashing. And yet the more things change, the more they stay the same.....
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/opinions/stimulus-bill-tax-break-for-1-mccaffery/index.html

A Trump Tax Break To Help The Poor Went To a Rich GOP Donor’s Superyacht Marina — ProPublica

Wealthy donors Wayne Huizenga Jr. and Jeff Vinik lobbied then-Gov. Rick Scott for the lucrative tax break — and won it. Poorer communities lost out.
https://www.propublica.org/article/superyacht-marina-west-palm-beach-opportunity-zone-trump-tax-break-to-help-the-poor-went-to-a-rich-gop-donor

Yet Another Trump Tax Scam Has Been Exposed - Truthdig

A report details how the Trump administration's "signature plan" to help low-income communities "fueled a wave of developments financed by and built for the wealthiest Americans."....
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/yet-another-trump-tax-scam-has-been-revealed/

NY Politician: We Need to Block $3 Billion Handout for Amazon & Use Money to Forgive Student Debt - YouTube

After a months-long PR campaign, Amazon has officially announced it will split its so-called second headquarters between New York and Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C., after being offered more than $3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives. The news prompted protests at the site of Amazon’s future office complex in Long Island City, New York, to condemn the city and state governments for showering Amazon with massive tax breaks and other giveaways to entice the company to expand into the city. As part of the deal, New York taxpayers will even build a helipad for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is the richest man in the world. Many local politicians have openly criticized authorities in New York and Virginia for backing the deals, which will create a total of 50,000 jobs. We speak with New York Assemblymember Ron Kim, who is introducing legislation to block the deal and redirect taxpayer money away from Amazon subsidies and toward student debt relief. He recently co-wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times headlined “New York Should Say No to Amazon.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNUzuuxkvqY

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Rick Scott gave $600K tax break to kiddie concentration camp--that also engaged in fraud -- Daily Kos

Right now, Rick Scott and Bill Nelson are tied in the polls for a Senate seat. How this is possible after all of the horrible things Rick Scott has done to our state is beyond me. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1774783

Congress snuck dozens of tax breaks into the budget deal | Center for Public Integrity

Congress packed budget bill with special breaks for Washington insiders ....
https://apps.publicintegrity.org/tax-breaks-the-favored-few/

CNN’s Brianna Keilar Embarrasses NRA-Supporting Lawmaker Over Delta Discounts -- The Daily Beast

A Republican candidate for governor in Georgia tried to spread fake news on CNN Tuesday afternoon, but anchor Brianna Keilar didn't let him. Keilar, who gained notoriety for her remarkable "says who?" moment with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, repeatedly disputed a claim from State Sen. Michael Williams (R-GA) about Delta Airlines discounts. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnns-brianna-keilar-embarrasses-nra-supporting-lawmaker-over-delta-discounts

Big money is backing out of fossil fuel industry, moving into greener alternatives | Public Radio International

Today, as the Trump administration continues to bolster the fossil fuel industry — loosening regulations and giving large tax breaks to fossil fuel companies — environmentalist Bill McKibben says that it would be wise to follow the dollar to see where the future of energy is headed, globally.....
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-12-31/big-money-backing-out-fossil-fuel-industry-moving-greener-alternatives

Trump Wants Dramatic Cuts to Children's Programs to Pay for Corporate Tax Breaks -- Newsweek

President Trump wants to significantly reduce funding for programs to help children in order to pay for large corporate tax cuts, according to a new analysis. ....
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-dramatic-cuts-children-programs-fund-corporate-tax-breaks-746257

Federal judge strikes down tax-free housing for clergy - Chicago Tribune

A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down as unconstitutional a law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, in a ruling that could have far-reaching ramifications for religious leaders who have fought for years to keep the substantial financial benefit....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/indiana/ct-tax-free-housing-clergy-20171009-story.html

Trump liberates Kansas from the governor who wrecked its economy -- ThinkProgress.org

Kansas won't have Sam Brownback to kick around anymore. The second-term Republican governor who wrecked his state's economy and ruined the education system to give rich Kansans a tax break will quit his job to accept a new posting as Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom. ...
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-saves-sam-brownback-e8a4c2218bdb

Are a third of people with drug problems on Medicaid, as Elizabeth Warren said? | PolitiFact

In a video denouncing the Senate health care bill’s slashing of Medicaid funding, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., emphasized the importance of Medicaid in battling the opioid crisis. Warren called an additional $45 billion introduced in the new Senate health care bill to fight the opioid crisis insufficient if spending on Medicaid is to decrease....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jul/18/elizabeth-warren/are-third-people-drug-problems-medicaid-elizabeth-/

Tens of billions in 'corporate welfare' tax deals about to be exposed like never before -- CNBC

Tax incentive deals for companies like Apple, Facebook and Amazon can cost millions per job. A new accounting rule will put sunlight on these deals. ...
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/11/states-pay-as-much-as-2-million-per-job-to-attract-tech-companies.html