Nathan Coplin

Policy Lead, Development Justice @OxfamAmerica #tax4dev -- If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author -- Tweets (& sketches) are my own.

[Michael Linden @MichaelSLinden]

Unreal. We have trillions to spend on tax breaks for the rich and corporations, but we can't afford to cover telehealth visits for seniors?

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

🚨Trump’s decision to shut down USAID has frozen critical work to deliver vital assistance around the globe, and put China in the driver’s seat.

We’re at USAID HQ fighting back against Trump’s outrageous assault on dedicated USAID workers. Tune in now: https://t.co/EXyxjqiZXL

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

Yes @POTUS, we agree: It’s time for the ultra-rich to pay their fair share of taxes.

*And* it’s time for the U.S. to declare its support for the #G20 proposal to tax the ultrawealthy around the world. Let’s #TaxTheRich #G20Brazil https://t.co/CprnkOcVgW

[Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam]

According to @Oxfam, the richest 1% globally amassed nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world combined over the past 2 years.

This means a billionaire gained roughly $1.7 million for every $1 earned by someone in the bottom 90%.

@AJEnglish

https://t.co/ecU5U0cGQT

[Oxfam in Africa @OxfaminAfrica]

Wondering what makes foreign policy #feminist?
Join us at the 3rd International #FeministForeignPolicy Conference for an inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue on #FFP in Latin America and the Caribbean! @OxfamMexico
🔗To join online, register here: https://t.co/JL9TVjIzJJ

[tim-jones6.bsky.social @tim_jones6]

Zambia's debt restructuring is not over. The latest IMF report says negotiations over $3.3bn held by private creditors are still not concluded, with a vague hope they will be finished by end-2024.

That will be FOUR YEARS since Zambia began this process

https://t.co/W8IPCIzOU4

[ITEP @iteptweets]

When lawmakers cut corporate taxes, where does the money go?

53% White households
40% foreign investors
1% Black households
1% Hispanic households

Our joint report with @liberation_gen dives into the unique racial impact of corporate tax cuts.
https://t.co/GFkmJbdMnr

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

Billionaires shouldn't pay lower taxes than ordinary families.

US lawmakers have just backed a historic G20 proposal to ensure the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.

Read the powerful letter to @POTUS & @SecYellen, led by @SenSanders and @Ilhan, here: https://t.co/XhOAfhtSAY

[Oxfam Washington DC @OxfamIFIs]

Half the 🌍’s population is denied access to life saving healthcare. Is more private finance for health the answer?
Join us in Washington DC on June 6 to discuss what happens when funds to fight poverty in the Global South are spent on private healthcare 👇https://t.co/lMPHvskOdd

[Nathan Coplin @NathanCoplin]

As President Ruto & other African leaders shape World Bank priorities for low-income countries (#IDA21), they must answer an important call from the 'Women County Governors of Kenya': economic transformation cannot succeed w/o elevating #genderequality

https://t.co/jbII1aS0pz

[Oxfam in Africa @OxfaminAfrica]

As President William Ruto kickstarts the #IDA21 Summit alongside 16 African Heads of State in Nairobi, Women County Governors in Kenya are urging him to step up and prioritize gender equality within the #IDA framework.
Read their open letter here ⬇️https://t.co/bRr0md2bJe

[OxfamAmerica @OxfamAmerica]

This is big! 65 heads of state and major world leaders just sent an open letter to @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins urging New York to pass the Sovereign Debt Stability Act! https://t.co/wOjzqAexgd

[Oxfam Washington DC @OxfamIFIs]

1/2 “We're glad to see @WorldBank recognize the obvious: progressive taxation is essential to tackling inequalities. To build on this, and the inclusion of #inequality in the new corporate scorecard, the Bank must shift its approach and emphasis,” said @Mskaydee.

[Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam]

.@Oxfam's research has found that up to 40% of the @WorldBank's reported climate-related spending can't be accounted for.

"Client confidentiality shouldn't be an excuse for the Bank's @IFC_org and MIGA not being held accountable," said @CVDonaldson78.

https://t.co/9wbVyWgkNb

[Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam]

OPEN TO JOURNALISTS

17 April, 4-5.30pm (EDT)
IMF HQ2-03B-768B

"The Path for Taxing the Super-Rich", with @JosephEStiglitz, @gabriel_zucman, Esther Duflo, @GuilSMello, @chenaimukumba, Sanjay Malhotra, Katherine Baer and @andrea_shalal.

Also on Zoom: https://t.co/RFXz6FRdzb

[Abby Maxman @abbymaxman]

When rich countries cut already insufficient aid, they betray their promises to the world’s poorest to end hunger & invest in education & public health. It is a moral failure. More from Oxfam’s reaction to today’s OECD numbers on development assistance 👇
https://t.co/BZi2TxfgCn

[Oxfam Washington DC @OxfamIFIs]

🚨Call for Consultant(s)! Help to undertake a study examining IMF's tax advice in Article IV reports during the last 2 years to ramp up pressure towards progressive taxes. DM us if you are interested or have any leads!
👉Application Deadline: April 24th
#EndAusterity #TaxTheRich

[Rebecca Riddell @Rebecca_Riddell]

NEW: Our look at a radical anti-#tax SCOTUS challenge that could exacerbate #inequality and set back efforts to tax the superrich.

More about Moore v US and how extremists are asking the Court to bypass democratic processes to shield billionaire wealth: https://t.co/hOXrS1ppMp🧵

[Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam]

"Put the @UN in charge of international #taxation," say @JosephEStiglitz, @Jayati1609 & @JoseA_Ocampo.

"The US and EU should reconsider their stance, and back the African Group’s resolution."

@ProSyn #tax

https://t.co/KEOUGym4sc

[Rebecca Riddell @Rebecca_Riddell]

🧵Tomorrow at the #UN, countries will vote on a historic proposal to reform unjust global #tax rules that deprive us all of #public revenue & enable extreme #wealth for the few. All eyes are on rich countries to see if they will block the #UNTaxConvention resolution, incl @USUN.