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