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Close Corporate Tax Loopholes

No company should be able to game the tax system to avoid paying what it legitimately owes. And, yet, establishing shell companies in offshore havens for the purpose of tax avoidance is becoming more the rule than the exception for at least 83 of the nation's top 100 publicly traded companies.

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Arizona Republic: Advocates: Arizona taxpayers are subsidizing junk foods

More children are getting fat from cheap junk foods whose key ingredients are subsidized by millions of dollars in taxes paid by residents in Arizona and across the country, the Arizona Public Interest Research Group alleged Wednesday.

Report | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Food, Tax

Apples to Twinkies

America is facing an obesity epidemic – one that’s hitting children especially hard. The rise in childhood obesity has many causes, but one of the most important is the increased prevalence of high-fat, heavily sweetened junk food.  And shockingly, American taxpayers are spending billions to subsidize junk food ingredients, making the problem worse.

News Release | Arizona PIRG Education Fund | Tax

New Report: Subsidies Pay for 19 Twinkies per Arizona Taxpayer

Federal subsidies for commodity crops are also subsidizing junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup, enough to pay for 19 Twinkies per Arizona taxpayer every year, according to Apples to Twinkies.

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Tax

As Super Committee Gets to Work, Groups Identify $1 Trillion in Savings

As the Congressional “Super Committee” begins its search for $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, a new study released by Arizona PIRG and the National Taxpayers Union provides the panel with a place to start: more than $1 trillion of spending cuts with appeal from across the political spectrum.

Report | Arizona PIRG | Budget, Tax

Toward Common Ground for the Supercommittee

The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) and the Arizona Public Interest Research Group (Arizona PIRG) have joined together to propose to the Supercommittee and to Congress as a whole a list of more than 50 recommendations to reform our future spending commitments. If enacted in their entirety, these changes would save taxpayers more than $1 trillion over the coming decade.

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Tax

Arizona PIRG Applauds Bill to Cut Subsidies that Contribute to Obesity

Statement of Arizona PIRG Public Interest Advocate Serena Unrein on the introduction of the Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies (REAPS) Act.

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Tax

Advocates Applaud Bill to Stop Tax Haven Abuse

Statement of Arizona PIRG Public Interest Advocate Serena Unrein on the introduction of the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act.

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Budget, Tax

Arizona Commerce Authority Given Transparency Recommendations

On July 1st, 2011, the Arizona Commerce Authority officially will begin operations. The Authority, a quasi-public entity, will replace the Arizona Department of Commerce and dispense taxpayer-funded subsidies to private businesses. Governor Brewer and the Arizona legislature approved this change on February 16, 2011.

News Release | Arizona PIRG | Tax

U.S. House Committee Approves Cut to Agriculture Subsidies

U.S. Representative Flake’s (Mesa) amendment is a good step forward for our children’s health and our nation’s fiscal health.

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