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John,
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, key people in Donald Trump’s radical “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), are bragging about wielding “chainsaws” against America’s most vital services for working people.
Services like Medicaid, food stamps, and clean energy incentives from the 2022 tax-and-climate law are squarely on the chopping block. Why? To fund a reckless $5 trillion tax cut that overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, billionaires, and corporations.[1]
We’ve seen this story before. The 2017 Trump-GOP tax law added nearly $2 trillion to the national debt, failed to significantly boost wages, and left corporate profits soaring while the wealth gap widened. Extending those same tax cuts could cost nearly $5 trillion, doubling down on this failed experiment.
Their plan doesn’t just stop at gutting Medicaid and food assistance, it targets a wide range of essential services. Programs like federal student loan assistance, which millions of young Americans rely on to access higher education, are under threat. Funding for water infrastructure that ensures clean drinking water in vulnerable communities could be slashed. Even resources for justice programs that combat domestic violence and human trafficking face devastating reductions.
All this so the richest 5% of Americans can reap nearly 40% of the benefits from Trump’s tax scam extension, with the wealthiest 1% pocketing tens of thousands annually.[2] This isn’t about fiscal responsibility, it’s about greed and protecting corporate profits and billionaire fortunes.
Congress needs to hear from us now. This is about protecting working families, veterans, and the most vulnerable among us. Add your name today to stop these devastating cuts that are meant to pay for a second Trump-GOP tax scam.
Medicaid ensures healthcare for 70 million Americans, while SNAP helps feed millions of families. Veterans’ healthcare programs, vital housing assistance, and even NASA are under threat. DOGE’s plan, masquerading as “efficiency,” is a full-scale assault on essential services.
Their cuts won’t touch billionaire tax loopholes but will destroy programs that lift families out of poverty and fund life-saving research.
Extending Trump’s tax scam will balloon the national debt by $4.6 trillion while doing next to nothing for the middle class. Families earning under $50,000 would see almost no benefit, while the wealthiest reap massive rewards.
We can’t let billionaires and the ultra-wealthy elite like Musk and Ramaswamy decide America’s future.
Tell Congress: Don't cut critical services to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Thank you for standing with us,
John Foti
Legislative Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] 10 programs that could be on the ‘government efficiency’ chopping block
[2] Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Add $4.6 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Finds
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John,
The Republican plan to extend Trump's tax cuts would add a staggering $4.6 trillion to the deficit―the most expensive and regressive tax giveaway in history.[1] This is $1.1 trillion more than previously estimated and it's clear who benefits: the richest 5% of Americans would reap 40% of all benefits, more than the entire bottom 80% combined.
The cost of this giveaway is devastating. Harsh application requirements and spending caps on Medicaid could force 15 million people off their coverage, while veterans’ healthcare—a lifeline for 9 million service members—faces $119 billion in funding cuts, jeopardizing critical medical services.[2]
Even Head Start, which provides early education to hundreds of thousands of low-income children, could be put on the chopping block. These and other public services that uplift families and communities are being sacrificed to fund massive tax cuts for the wealthy.
Their priorities couldn’t be clearer: cater to millionaires, billionaires, and corporations at all cost. While the richest 1% would get an average tax cut of $26,000 in 2026 alone,[3] Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk plan to use their “Department of Government Efficiency” to slash critical programs serving over 70 million low-income Americans, including veterans' healthcare, drug treatment programs, and food assistance.[4]
Tell Congress to reject cruel cuts to critical programs just to pay for more tax cuts for the rich!
Republicans have held our economy hostage, demanding cuts to IRS enforcement to protect wealthy tax cheats. Now they want to gut programs that fund international security initiatives, slash resources for the Justice Department that protect victims of violence, and even target critical funding for the State Department, which keeps us out of wars—all to fund tax cuts for billionaire donors.
The consequences would be catastrophic. Their plan even threatens drug development programs, education funding, and NASA research that leads to important technological breakthroughs right here on Earth. While billionaires get even richer, working families will lose access to healthcare, food assistance, and other vital support.
The bottom line is this: The original Trump tax scam was already a gift to the ultra-rich. Now they want to renew and expand tax cuts for the rich—and pay for it by gutting critical public services.
We must make our voices heard now. With most of these tax cuts set to expire next year, Congress has the opportunity to make a fresh start, fix our broken tax code, and make corporations and billionaires finally pay their fair share.
Stand with us: Tell Congress to reject the Republican tax scam and protect critical programs!
Thank you for taking on billionaire and corporate greed,
David Kass
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Add $4.6 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Finds
[2] Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
[3] Extending Temporary Provisions of the 2017 Trump Tax Law: National and State-by-State Estimates
[4] 10 programs that could be on the ‘government efficiency’ chopping block
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