Sign MomsRising’s Tax Day letter calling on Congress to #TaxBillionaires
AND extend the monthly Child Tax Credit checks!
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Dear Friend,

Quick reminder: Today is Tax Day! After you rush off to the mailbox to
send in your taxes we need you to take a quick but important action. 

[ [link removed] ]***Sign our letter to tell Congress to make sure billionaires pay their
fair share in taxes AND extend the monthly Child Tax Credit checks!

Today is the perfect day to remind Congress what they must do to lift up
families and create a brighter future for our children and economy! What
do taxes have to do with that? Everything! 

We are moving full steam ahead on making sure our elected leaders pass
high-quality, affordable childcare and pre-K, maternal health programs,
nutrition supports, home- and community-based services, and paid leave for
all. But all of that takes $$$. That’s why it’s a perfect time to make
sure the wealthy and mega-corporations are paying their fair share!

America’s billionaires have grown $2.1 trillion richer during the
pandemic, their collective fortune skyrocketing by 70%. [1] Meanwhile,
moms are being forced to quit their jobs because they can’t afford
childcare and 1 in 7 households with children are struggling to put food
on the table. [ [link removed] ] Congress must tax billionaires once and for all and use
that money to fund programs that lift up our families and struggling
communities. 

[2]***Add your quick signature to our letter to Congress calling on them
to #TaxBillionaires in the next economic reconciliation package!

What else do our families need? For Congress to take action immediately to
extend the monthly Child Tax Credit checks! 

This is the fourth month that our families are missing the monthly Child
Tax Credit checks because Senate Republicans and Senator Joe Manchin
blocked the extension of this critical program late last year. Meanwhile,
I don’t have to tell you how necessary those monthly checks are to
millions of families—especially as the cost of food, gas, diapers,
formula, and other items go up and up! Inflation is costing families the
equivalent of the lapsed CTC payments each month. A Moody’s Analytics
analysis found that inflation is costing the average U.S. household an
additional $296/month—the monthly CTC payments would offset that cost for
most families if Congress were to extend it in the economic reconciliation
package being debated in Congress right now. [ [link removed] ]

This is a no-brainer! An anti-poverty program that funnels money into our
local economies and lifts up struggling families at a time when costs for
goods and gas are rising AND can be up and running immediately if Congress
takes action? Yes please!

[3]SIGN our letter to Congress now and let’s make this happen! We are
sending the letter up to your Senators and Representative later this week
so make sure your signature is on it and that you share the action link
with your friends and
family: [link removed]

It’s super important that we continue to speak out for a fair and
equitable tax system that works for our families and not just
billionaires. Thank you for all you are doing to lift up our families on
this Tax Day.

- Elyssa, Kristin, Donna, Hanna, and the whole
MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder Team

 

References:

[1] [ [link removed] ]“US billionaires wealth surged by 70%, or $2.1 trillion, during
pandemic; They are now worth a combined $5 trillion.” Americans for Tax
Fairness.
[2] [ [link removed] ]“Hunger and Poverty in America.” Food Research and Action Center.
[3] [ [link removed] ]“Inflation is now costing average US household $296 more per
month.” NY Post.


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