Take Action To Stop Federal School Vouchers!

A huge tax cut for the wealthy in the form of a private school voucher tax credit is in the U.S. House budget bill that narrowly passed the House and is now being debated by the Senate.

The harmful voucher program basically functions as a tax shelter that provides $5 BILLION per year for four years ($20 BILLION!) in dollar-for-dollar tax credits for people who give money to organizations that distribute vouchers. This voucher tax credit scheme preferences donating to voucher programs because it pays out 100%, dollar-for dollar tax credits. Most other charitable giving, such as donations to hospitals, veterans’ assistance groups, homeless shelters, etc. returns no more than 35% of each dollar donated.

Currently, North Carolina does not have the type of voucher program described by the federal bill, so it would add a NEW VOUCHER PROGRAM to the current programs that already take hundreds of millions in tax dollars that should be funding other state programs.

The federal program does not require voucher recipients to have ever attended a public school (similar to current NC school voucher programs), so the money will effectively shift tax revenue from the public sector to private school families.

Don’t let federal lawmakers fund billions in private school vouchers through tax credits while they make cuts to Medicaid, food aid for low-income families (SNAP), federal education, environmental protections, FEMA, and more.

Contact your federal lawmakers to voice your strong opposition to tax cuts for our wealthiest citizens. Please call the offices of:

Ted Budd

DC: (202) 224-3154
NC: (336) 941-4470, (828) 333-4130, (984) 349-5061, and (910) 218-7600

Thom Tillis

DC: (202) 224-6342
NC: (704) 509-9087, (252) 329-0371, (828) 693-8750, (336) 885-0685, and (919) 856-4630

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