http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/rss/2021 Common Good Iowa en-US Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:49:05 +0000 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:49:05 +0000 Copyright 2026 Common Good Iowa. All rights reserved. postmaster@globalreach.com (Common Good Iowa) postmaster@globalreach.com (Common Good Iowa) Global Reach News Aggregator v0.96 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/dubuque-telegraph-herald--confront-tax-distortions-by-advocates-for-the-rich/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/dubuque-telegraph-herald--confront-tax-distortions-by-advocates-for-the-rich/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000 <p>The working families of America pay taxes on their wages and salaries, but the wealthy get most of their income from wealth, particularly dividends and capital gains. That income is taxed more lightly, and sometimes not at all. <a href="https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/opinion/article_4d55216b-e725-5bd7-b8a4-a61f7c55c70e.html">Read More</a></p> http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/bleeding-heartland--how-iowa-taxpayers-fund-private-schools-boondoggle-for-the-rich/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/bleeding-heartland--how-iowa-taxpayers-fund-private-schools-boondoggle-for-the-rich/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000 <p>July 13, 2021</p> <p>The Iowa Legislature recently made a very generous tax credit for private school scholarships even more costly and more generous, at the same time expanding a boondoggle for wealthy taxpayers. As that credit grows more expensive, the rest of the taxpayers must either pay more to make up the difference, or deal with a reduction in public school funding or other state services.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2021/07/13/how-iowa-taxpayers-fund-private-schools-boondoggle-for-the-rich/">Read More</a></p> http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-des-moines-register--facts-support-solar-and-wind-development/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-des-moines-register--facts-support-solar-and-wind-development/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000 <p class="display-5 subhead spacer-small">We all&nbsp;would do better to see the solar industry for the opportunity it presents, and the constructive uses that it can provide, when crops are not always the best use for Iowa&rsquo;s good land.</p> <p class="display-5 subhead spacer-small"><a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/07/06/facts-support-iowa-solar-and-wind-developments/7819811002/">Read More</a></p> http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-des-moines-register--american-families-plan-would-attend-to-child-care-boosting-the-workforce/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-des-moines-register--american-families-plan-would-attend-to-child-care-boosting-the-workforce/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000 <p>President Joe Biden&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/" target="_blank">American Families Plan</a> would commit to major new investments in child care, while boosting the economy and paying for itself.</p> <p><a href="https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/06/29/biden-american-families-plan-boost-child-care-preschool-economy/5332544001/">Read More</a></p> http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-gazette--taking-away-local-choice-and-control-again/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-gazette--taking-away-local-choice-and-control-again/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-quad-city-times--iowa-republicans-target-the-poor-but-not-corporations/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-quad-city-times--iowa-republicans-target-the-poor-but-not-corporations/ Sun, 28 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-courier--invest-in-iowas-electric-grid/ http://www.commongoodiowa.org/about/guest-opinions/the-courier--invest-in-iowas-electric-grid/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000