Subsidizing CEO Welfare
It’s time to change course.
How Our Tax Dollars Subsidize Exorbitant CEO and Executive Pay
“Our report details how taxpayers are in effect rewarding corporate executives for gaming the tax system,” says co-author Scott Klinger. “The tax code has become a prime enabler of bloated CEO pay.”
Executive Excess 2012: The CEO Hands in Uncle Sam’s Pocket
How our tax dollars subsidize exorbitant executive pay
Shortchanging America
Verizon is the poster child for corporate irresponsibility.
Bank CEOs Gain as Millions Lose Dreams, Retirement to Foreclosure
While foreclosures have devastated the financial security of millions of American families, the CEOs of Wells Fargo and Bank of America have seen their retirement packages balloon.
CEO Pay on Morning Joe
Political commentators on MSNBC’s morning news talk show agreed that the forty-year trend of rising executive compensation is “obscene” and that Citigroup shareholders have a right to be upset.
What’s Good for the CEO May Be Bad for Business
Today’s corporate elites should stop pushing for austerity for the many and prosperity for the few and embrace Henry Ford’s strategy of shared prosperity.
Risky Business
Astronomic compensation remains the norm on Wall Street.
American Roulette
You take the risks, they reap the profits.
The 10 Greediest Americans of 2011
Whether they manage football pageants or Ford Motor Co., these guys remind us how much needs to change, economically and politically, in 2012 and beyond.
Poverty News
There are 46.2 million Americans living in poverty.
Sen. Durbin Floor Speech on IPS CEO Pay Report [VIDEO]
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Whip, spoke about the IPS Executive Excess report during a floor speech about how corporate accountability can help the U.S. overcome the current economic crisis.
Will Obama’s Push for Jobs Lead to a New Economy?
Back from sabbatical, our director reflects on the challenged of the day and how the Obama administration can face them.
Can Anyone Tackle Our Tax-Dodging CEOs?
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies documents how America’s top corporate execs are stiffing Uncle Sam – and lavishly lining their own pockets in the process.
CEOs Rewarded for Corporate Tax Dodging
Shareholders should reward CEOs for building better products or delivering better services, not for accounting gymnastics that game their tax bills down.