Washington, D.C. – November 30, 2023 This week, former U.S. Senator John Breaux (D-LA), a spokesman for Saving America’s Family Enterprises (SAFE), joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for a discussion about protecting Americans and family businesses from taxes on their unrealized income.  “You can’t tax people’s income on income that they haven’t received. It’s a guess tax – ‘we’re going to guess what […]

Taxes on unrealized gains would have a devastating impact on hardworking Americans  Washington, D.C. – November 28, 2023 – In case you missed it, former U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) was recently published in the Omaha World-Herald opposing the taxation of unrealized gains. Senator Nelson is a senior advisor for Saving America’s Family Enterprises (SAFE), a bipartisan research and education organization focused on comprehensive tax […]

By Ben Nelson There are more than 2 million farms in the United States — including more than 150,000 in Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota — and 97% of them are family-owned operations. It has become more challenging than ever for them to stay in business, and now there is a proposal in Washington to […]

ICYMI: Sen. John Breaux Joins “The Bill Martinez Show,” Opposes Taxes on Unrealized Gains   Washington, D.C. – November 3, 2023 – In case you missed it, this week, former U.S. Senator John Breaux (D-LA), a spokesman for Saving America’s Family Enterprises (SAFE), joined “The Bill Martinez Show” to discuss protecting Americans from devastating taxes on unrealized gains. SAFE and Sen. […]

By John Breaux The U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Moore v. United States, will soon consider whether Americans can be taxed on the increased value of their assets—their property or their businesses—even if those assets have not been sold. The case could not be more timely, as there has been a flurry of misguided proposals […]

Washington, D.C. – October 17, 2023 – Today, Saving America’s Family Enterprises, Inc. (SAFE), a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to educating Americans on the consequences of bad tax policy, announced that former Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) will serve as a senior advisor. This announcement comes as SAFE is urging the United States Supreme Court to protect Americans […]

This week, former U.S. Senator John Breaux, a spokesman for Saving America’s Family Enterprises (SAFE), joined “The Lars Larson Show” to talk about the importance of protecting Americans from new taxes on unrealized income.  SAFE and Sen. Breaux recently filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare taxes on unrealized gains–which have been proposed in Congress […]

Last week, former U.S. Senator John Breaux, a spokesman for Saving America’s Family Enterprises (SAFE), joined “The Chris Stigall Show” on Philadelphia’s WNTP for a discussion about protecting Americans from devastating taxes on their unrealized income. Listen to the interview here.  SAFE and Sen. Breaux recently filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare taxes on unrealized gains–which have been proposed […]