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Report | MoPIRG Education Fund | Transportation

A New Direction

The Driving Boom—a six decade-long period of steady increases in per-capita driving in the United States—is over. The time has come for America to hit the “reset” button on transportation policy—replacing the policy infrastructure of the Driving Boom years with a more efficient, flexible and nimble system that is better able to meet the transportation needs of the 21st century.

News Release | MoPIRG | Higher Ed

President's Budget Hits Students Down the Road

If Congress takes no action, interest rates will double on July 1st from 3.4% to 6.8% for subsidized Stafford loans, which more than 7 million college students rely on to attend school.

Report | MoPIRG | Budget, Tax

Picking Up the Tab 2013

Even when tax haven abusers act perfectly legally, they force other Americans to shoulder their tax burden. Every dollar in taxes they avoid by using tax havens must be balanced by other Americans paying higher taxes, coping with cuts to government programs, or increasing the federal debt.

News Release | MoPIRG | Budget, Tax

Offshore Tax Havens Cost Average Missouri Taxpayer $783 a Year

With Tax Day approaching, it’s a good time to be reminded of where our tax dollars are going. MoPIRG released a new study which revealed that the average Missouri taxpayer in 2012 would have to shoulder an extra $783 in taxes to make up for the revenue lost due to the use of offshore tax havens by corporations and wealthy individuals.

News Release | MoPIRG Foundation | Budget

Missouri Receives a “C” in Annual Report on Transparency of Government Spending

Missouri received a “C” when it comes to government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2013: How the States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the fourth annual report of its kind by MoPIRG Foundation

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News Release | MoPIRG | Higher Ed

President's Budget Hits Students Down the Road

If Congress takes no action, interest rates will double on July 1st from 3.4% to 6.8% for subsidized Stafford loans, which more than 7 million college students rely on to attend school.

News Release | MoPIRG | Budget, Tax

Offshore Tax Havens Cost Average Missouri Taxpayer $783 a Year

With Tax Day approaching, it’s a good time to be reminded of where our tax dollars are going. MoPIRG released a new study which revealed that the average Missouri taxpayer in 2012 would have to shoulder an extra $783 in taxes to make up for the revenue lost due to the use of offshore tax havens by corporations and wealthy individuals.

News Release | MoPIRG Foundation | Budget

Missouri Receives a “C” in Annual Report on Transparency of Government Spending

Missouri received a “C” when it comes to government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2013: How the States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the fourth annual report of its kind by MoPIRG Foundation

Media Hit | Budget

Budget Solution is Hiding in the Caymans

Should we really cut food safety, law enforcement, and education while the nation’s largest, most profitable corporations use loopholes to avoid paying the taxes they should pay?

News Release | MoPIRG Foundation | Tax

Offshore Tax Dodging Blows a $843 Million Hole in Missouri Budget

With Missouri in the midst of a budget crisis, MoPIRG Foundation, joined by small business owners, released a new study revealing that Missouri lost $843 Million due to offshore tax dodging in 2012. Many of America’s wealthiest individuals and largest corporations, use tax loopholes to shift profits made in America to offshore tax havens, where they pay little to no taxes.

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Result | Public Health

KIDS’ SCHOOL LUNCHES NOW SAFER

For years, America’s schoolchildren have been eating beef, chicken and other foods that would have been rejected as substandard even by fast food chains. Thanks in part to our advocacy, the U.S.D.A. has stopped buying such low-quality meat for school lunches.

Result | Health Care

Young People Now Covered

This year, the federal health care reforms that MoPIRG worked to win have started to pay off for young people. In the past, teens saw their premiums soar or were denied coverage when they turned 19, even if they’d been insured their whole lives. Now, they can remain on their parents’ plans until age 26.

Report | MoPIRG Education Fund | Transportation

A New Direction

The Driving Boom—a six decade-long period of steady increases in per-capita driving in the United States—is over. The time has come for America to hit the “reset” button on transportation policy—replacing the policy infrastructure of the Driving Boom years with a more efficient, flexible and nimble system that is better able to meet the transportation needs of the 21st century.

Report | MoPIRG | Budget, Tax

Picking Up the Tab 2013

Even when tax haven abusers act perfectly legally, they force other Americans to shoulder their tax burden. Every dollar in taxes they avoid by using tax havens must be balanced by other Americans paying higher taxes, coping with cuts to government programs, or increasing the federal debt.

Report | MoPIRG Foundation | Budget

Following the Money 2013

MoPIRG Foundation’s fourth annual evaluation of state transparency websites finds that states are closer than ever before to meeting the standards of “Transparency 2.0” – encompassing one-stop, one-click checkbook transparency and accountability

Report | MoPIRG Foundation | Tax

The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens

In 2011, states lost approximately $39.8 billion in tax revenues from corporations and wealthy individuals who sheltered money in foreign tax havens. Multinational corporations account for more than $26 billion of the lost tax revenue, and wealthy individuals account for the rest.

Report | MoPIRG Foundation | Budget

Transparency in City Spending

The ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. Transparency in government spending checks corruption, bolsters public confidence, improves responsiveness, and promotes greater effectiveness and fiscal responsibility.

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YOUR TAX DOLLARS BECOME CORN SYRUP

At a time when one-in-three kids is overweight or obese, over a billion taxpayer dollars go to high-fructose corn syrup and junk food ingredients.

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FIGHT HIGH Rx Costs

Prescription drugs cost too much. Brand-name drug companies have been paying off generic drug makers to delay competition and keep prices high, and it's costing us billions. Together, we can stop them.

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STOP TAX DODGERS

Corporate tax avoidance cost taxpayers $100 billion last year. We're working to close the loopholes that allow companies to avoid paying the taxes they owe.

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Reclaim Democracy

The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision ushered in an era of unprecedented spending by big money in our elections, but we're working to return our democracy back to the principle of "one person, one vote."

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Each year, our tax dollars pay for enough junk food additives to buy 8.5 two-liter bottles of soda for each person under 18. Help stop the subsidies for junk food.

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