Friend,
This holiday season, forty percent of Americans have had to change their plans to account for the rising costs of nearly everything.1 Inflation has been cast as the storybook villain for everything from housing to healthcare, but we know the truth: billionaires are raking in record profits while the rest of the world struggles. Congress has the power to stop the billionaires! Add your name and call upon your representatives to pass the Ending Corporate Greed Act now!
A recent report2 found that corporations like CVS Health, Kroger and T.J. Maxx have used “inflation” to justify sending their prices skyrocketing entirely without cause! This is called price gouging, and throughout history our government has taken action to stop this predatory behavior. Passing the Ending Corporate Greed Act would hold these companies accountable for exploiting Americans’ financial vulnerability3 while they enjoy the most profitable year since before most of us were born4! Stop the violence of the billionaire class. Pass the Ending Corporate Greed Act Now!
Every single billionaire is a violent policy failure. Let’s end the billionaire class before the billionaire class ends us.
Jocelyn Macurdy Keatts
Washington Director, act.tv
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https://www.cnbc.com/select/how-inflation-changes-holiday-shopping-and-how-to-save-money/
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/retail-price-gouging-lowes-amazon-target-accountable-us/
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/25/sanders-intros-revival-95-windfall-profits-tax-wwii-curb-corporate-greed
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflation-corporate-profits-record/
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