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Latest Promises In Corporations
Joe Biden
Stop for-profit education programs from profiteering off of students
Promise Kept: Biden rules on for-profit schools are on the books, but delays make effects unclear
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December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Establish an offshoring tax penalty
Laws targeting overseas tax dodges fail to emerge from Congress
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December 2, 2024
Joe Biden
End for-profit detention centers
Joe Biden breaks promise to end use of private prison companies for immigration detention
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November 26, 2024
Joe Biden
Make union organizing easier for workers
PRO Act has stalled, but administration is shaping policy through NLRB
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March 19, 2024
Joe Biden
Raise corporate tax rate to 28%
Provisions targeted at biggest companies replace hike to overall corporate tax rate
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August 10, 2022
Donald Trump
Stop the AT&T Time Warner Merger
Trump didn’t manage to stop AT&T, Time Warner deal
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July 15, 2020
Barack Obama
Prevent corporate cyber-espionage
New laws, more money support this promise
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January 16, 2013
Barack Obama
Limit subsidies for agribusiness
Limits included in Senate’s farm bill, but not House’s
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November 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Encourage diversity in media ownership
Federal policy did nothing to boost diversity in media ownership
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November 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Provide tax credits for automakers to build fuel-efficient cars
Tax credits and loans exceed $4 billion promise
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August 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny
Obama never fought for a tax earmark database as president
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July 16, 2012
Barack Obama
Mandate flexible fuel vehicles by 2012
Flex-fuel vehicles are nowhere near universal
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February 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Strengthen antitrust enforcement
Antitrust enforcement has picked up
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January 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Allow workers to claim more in unpaid wages and benefits in bankruptcy court
No progress on promise regarding unpaid wages
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January 25, 2011
Barack Obama
Forbid companies in bankruptcy from giving executives bonuses
No sign of action on promise about executive bonuses
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January 25, 2011
Barack Obama
Require large employers to contribute to a national health plan
Health care law targets large employers with penalties if they don’t offer insurance
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April 8, 2010
