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Tell Congress:

According to the latest billionaires report from Americans for Tax
Fairness, total wealth of just 708 billionaires increased by an
astonishing $1.8 trillion, or by 62%, during the first 17 months of the
pandemic. That would pay for more than half of Biden's entire ten-year
$3.5 trillion Build Back Better package. It's time to end our rigged tax
system and demand the rich and corporations start paying their fair
share. Please, click the button below to send a message to your members
of Congress today!

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Friend,

The fight to pass President Biden's $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan
has reached a critical moment.

This week, Corporate America announced that it's launching a major
lobbying effort, including TV ads targeting Democratic members of
Congress, to slash the investments we're able to make in children,
families and working people. [1]

We're rallying our allies across the country, demanding Congress raise
the full $3.5 trillion to invest in affordable healthcare, childcare,
jobs, the environment and more―by ensuring the rich and corporations
start paying their fair share. Click here to send a message to your
senators and representative today!

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While corporate Democrats are hemming and hawing about the $3.5 trillion
price tag, we know we can afford this investment.

Last year, 55 Fortune 500 companies paid $0 in federal income tax on
$40.5 billion in profits, including name brands Nike and
Hewlett-Packard. [2] And, according to the latest billionaires report
from Americans for Tax Fairness, total wealth of just 708 billionaires
increased by an astonishing $1.8 trillion, or by 62%, during the first
17 months of the pandemic. [3]

That would pay for more than half of Biden's entire ten-year $3.5
trillion Build Back Better package! Some of those billionaires, such as
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, don't even pay federal income taxes some
years. [4]

Join Common Dreams in demanding Congress raise the full $3.5 trillion
from the rich and corporations to invest in our future.

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Together, this is a fight we can win.

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Thanks for taking action,

The Common Dreams Team

[1] "Corporate America launches massive lobbying blitz to kill key parts
of Democrats' $3.5 trillion economic plan," The Washington Post, August
31, 2021

[2] "55 Corporations Paid $0 in Federal Taxes on 2020 Profits,"
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, April 2, 2021

[3] "American Billionaires Got 62% Richer During Pandemic -- Almost All
That Wealth Growth Will Go Income-Tax Free, Showing Need For Biden's Tax
Reforms & Investment Plans," Americans for Tax Fairness, August 24, 2021

[4] "The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How
the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax," ProPublica, June 8, 2021</p>

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