Help Set the Progressives United Agenda
Members of the Progressives United community are sharing their ideas about what the Progressives United agenda should be and where we need to take the fight against big corporate interests in our politics.
How can we broaden the fight against corporate political influence? How can we bring what started in Wisconsin to the fight against corporate influence nationwide?
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Repel the Supreme Court decision that corporations are people.
Repel the Supreme Court decision that corporations are people.
15,535 votes -
15,349 votes
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Raise corporate taxes or close corporate loopholes/tax shelters
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that corporate tax revenues are at historic lows as a percentage of GDP while corporate profits have increased. The U.S. corporate tax code includes a host of special provisions that significantly reduce the taxes that most corporations owe. In addition to being economically inefficient, these provisions are expensive: in its 2007 report, the Treasury Department estimated the revenue loss from corporate tax preferences at more than $1.2 trillion over ten years.
12,537 votes -
Pass the DISCLOSE Act
Congress needs to pass the DISCLOSE Act to shine a bright light on the secret contributions from corporate treasuries which the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has allowed.
11,122 votes -
81% of Americans favor higher taxes on top 2% millionaires and billionaires - DO IT!!!
Corporation should pay a FAIR SHARE!
9,394 votes -
Redirect the attack from teachers back to banks and Wall St where it belongs
The Rep. have cleverly turned the discussion from thoughts of penalties against those who brought us this recession toward teachers and others who have only suffered as a result of the greed. We need to take back the discussion!
7,150 votes -
6,979 votes
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Recall Wisconsin Republican senators!
Recall petitions have been withdrawn on all Wisconsin Republican senators. We need to focus efforts on removing them from office.
5,651 votes -
Adopt constitutional amendment to get money out of politics.
Overturn Buckley v Valeo and enact legislation providing public financing of elections and regulating and limiting the amount of money that can be spent on political campaigns and lobbying efforts.
5,563 votes -
universal healthcare
Fight for single-payer universal health care for everyone in the country. This will eliminate things like medicare fraud, big insurance companies collaborating to keep costs high, give everyone the same quality of care, reduce the burden on overworked emergency rooms, and generally drop the skyrocketing costs associated with getting good care.
4,879 votes -
4,836 votes
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Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine to stop corporate propaganda from being hidden as "news"
A resolution to do away with the Fairness Doctrine permanently is currently being discussed in congress.
4,073 votes -
3,264 votes
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Big Oil. We need a fair playing field for alternative energy. This is the future of our economy.
With big oil's grasp on the energy industry in Washington, only an informed public can push legislators to level the playing field for growing sectors of the energy industry. It does not stop with eliminating big oil subsidies. By aggressively pursuing incentives for emerging alternative energy sources, we will create new industries, thousands of jobs, national energy independence, and a better world. If America pursues this now, we can be assured that no other nation will beat our technological prowess, and the future of energy technology can belong to us.
1,678 votes -
We need to put the banksters in prison and take back the money they stole in biggest fraud in histor
Put the banksters in prison and get the money back they have stolen from pension plans by selling fraudulent, fake, mortgage backed securities
1,644 votes -
1,478 votes
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1,410 votes
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Get us out of foreign wars NOW
Bring our troops home. Stop wasting money propping up dictators and thieves. Cut the defense budget. End the invasions of privacy authorized by Homeland Security.
1,379 votes -
The attack on working people.
Push Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act
1,172 votes -
We need to influence young people to see their future is at stake - use social media to organize
Create falsh drives or DVD's outlining organization and protest strategies, include speeches fro the likes of Robert Reich or Richard Wolf, hand them out at rallies and encourage people to pass on copies to their friends.
1,093 votes
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