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The Roosevelt Institute champions bold policy reforms that would redefine the American economy and our democracy , not the few.

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    31. aug.

    Register now for 2021 to join our conversation all about owning the economic boom featuring , , , , and moderated by :

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    As negotiations continue in Congress, heavy pressure from lobbyists and political opportunities threaten to water down the administration's progressive tax proposals.

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    As negotiations continue in Congress, heavy pressure from lobbyists and political opportunities threaten to water down the administration's progressive tax proposals.

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    The past few years underscored how fragile and unequal our economy has been, especially for vulnerable communities. Register for 2021 to join experts, organizers, and advocates to strategize toward an economy that works :

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    15. sep.

    "The private sector has had decades to tackle this problem. It didn’t. Now it’s government’s turn."

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    The existential urgency of a low-carbon and high-care future that works for the many will not wait. We need bold, progressive policy that puts .

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    Passing this bill is a matter of the economics and of the politics. It's also a matter of democracy—because when corporate self interests run us, we all lose.

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    The argument really isn't over a healthy economy. It's over whether corporate lobbyists who are fighting to keep an unfair, unequal, and economically damaging tax system are going to win.

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    Part of the new economic thinking embedded in this plan is that—much more than as "pay fors"—we must use the tax code as one of the most important levers we have to reduce the wealth and power of corporations.

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    “I believe we are at an inflection point in this country. One of those moments where the decisions we are about to make can literally change the trajectory of our nation for years and possibly decades to come.” President Biden

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    We have a momentous opportunity right now to of our tax code to reverse economic, gender, environmental and racial inequalities, invest in our economy and direct companies toward more productive activities.

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    Our current tax code plays a key role in our rigged economy to favor the wealthy few and President Biden’s plan seeks to address it: “Big corporations and the super wealthy have to start paying their fair share of taxes. It’s long overdue.”

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    President Biden’s plan has the opportunity to address many of the issues that fueled our unequal economy—including rigged tax rules, outsized corporate power, and the . But this only works as long as the plan is not watered down in the process of being passed.

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    For far too long, our economy has worked only for those at the very top while everyone else has been left behind and for years we have highlighted how we can create that rebalances power in our economy.

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    In today’s remarks on the economy, President Biden highlighted how unequal our economy is and has been: “The pandemic has caused a lot of economic problems in the country, but the fact is our economy faced challenges long before this pandemic struck.”

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    We can only address the interconnected crisis we currently face with bold, expansive public investment and PAYGO is a major impediment to spending on the scale these challenges require.

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    The PAYGO Rule is problematic because it perpetuates a reflexively anti-deficit worldview that is analytically flawed and ultimately economically harmful.

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    In explains how the pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, requirement creates norms and assumptions that give leverage to fiscal conservatism and threatens necessary progressive policy.

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    Whether public trust can be restored--and the policies our government adopts are and are seen as legitimate--is part of what is at stake right now. Getting this right is as important to our economy as it is to our democracy.

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    There are real costs to the kind of corporate capture we are seeing right now.

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    Polling tells us that most Americans think the system is rigged to favor the wealthy at their expense.

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