United for a Fair Economy is a national, independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. They support and help build social movements for greater equality.
www.faireconomy.org
Wealth for the Common Good is a network of business leaders, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation. The membership includes entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, engineers and elected officials of all backgrounds, political stripes and from all over the country. Wealth for the common good has a virtual petition on it's website calling on President Obama and the Congress to allow the Bush tax cuts for those with income over $235,000.00 to expire on December 31, 2010. Let your voice be heard." Sign the petition on line or contact your congress people and the president directly. wealthforcommongood.org
Dr. Douglas Amy, Mt. Holyoke College, Massachusetts.
The site Government is Good is an unapologetic defense of a vital institution.
"You are not being mugged by your government, you are being served and protected."
www.governmentisgood.com
Citizens for Tax Justice works with Congress and state legislatures on many tax reform issues, tax loop hole reform, corporate malfeasance, offshore tax sheltering, and efforts to make the system fair equitable for lower and middle income people. It's non-profit sister organization, The institute on taxation and Economic Policy, publishes "Who Pays, the Distributions Analysis of the Tax Systems of 50 States", CTJ is online at www.CTJ.org
Patriotic Millionaires
In November, 2010 more than 100 of the country’s most financially successful citizens came together to urge the President to let the Bush era tax cuts expire for people making more than $1 million a year. An outpouring of public support encouraged them to continue their fight. www.patrioticmillionaires.org
We stand with the 1%
The folks in this organization state clearly that "we have more than we need, while the 99 percent struggles to survive. This has to change. We believe in an equitable distribution of wealth."
www.westandwiththe99percent.tumblr.com
