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How TIFs Impact Racial and Economic Justice at the Local Level

NonProfit Quarterly

When it comes to racial and economic justice and government taxation, federal policy tends to get the most attention. However, state and local taxation are far more damaging. However, state and local taxation are far more damaging shifting the tax burden from the well-to-do to the least well off.

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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

A small change to employment law in 1974 enabled over 10 million workers to share in the profits of their employers. Our reigning frameworks for taxation and securities don’t enable the kinds of association required. Investor-centric mechanisms like venture capital and stock exchanges had to be enabled through law and regulation.

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Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising Efforts on Generating Gifts of Wealth (from Assets) Not on Disposable Income (from Credit Cards, Checks, or Cash)

iMarketSmart

Journal of Intellectual Property Law, 13 , 179-204. Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, 14, 169-195. [4] 5] This was done by acquiring ownership in a retail stamps company, Blue Chip Stamps, and using the float to purchase shares of other companies. Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal, 12 , 235-285.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Because higher education institutions provide the public good of education to surrounding communities, their property holdings are exempt from taxation in all 50 states. Colleges, universities, and their medical centers are registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations.