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John,
While greedy corporations and Wall Street millionaires and billionaires have high-priced lobbyists demanding tax breaks and loopholes to further rig our tax system and economy, you have Americans for Tax Fairness, fighting for everyday people.
In addition to your advocacy, which is critical to getting Congress to create a much fairer tax system, we’re also changing the national narrative through an aggressive media outreach strategy.
In 2022, Americans for Tax Fairness was featured nearly 1,900 times in the media, reaching an audience of 1.6 billion views.[1]
Below are just some of the headlines we influenced through our research and advocacy this past year. Check them out, then make an end-of-year donation to Americans for Tax Fairness to continue having a critical impact in our fight for a tax system where the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share.
“As of May, US billionaires had seen their wealth rise by more than $1.7 trillion – an increase of almost 60% since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness. They could easily marshal their vast resources to make people’s lives better – or at least blunt the pain many are still feeling from the height of the pandemic.”
“American billionaires have funneled more than $881 million into federal races in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a new report Thursday that prompted warnings about billionaires’ influence in politics. The report was compiled by the nonprofit organization Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), which has a stated mission of educating and mobilizing the public ‘to get policymakers to support comprehensive, progressive tax reform that results in greater federal revenue to reduce inequality and to meet America’s growing needs.’”
“According to a new analysis from the left-leaning Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) of IRS data obtained by ProPublica and wealth data from Forbes, 26 of the wealthiest people in America paid an average federal income tax rate of 4.8% from 2013-2018, based on ATF’s calculation of effective tax rate on wealth growth.”
From direct advocacy to members of Congress to changing the media narrative around the need for a fair tax system that works for everyone, together we are having a critical impact, holding the wealthy and corporations accountable.
Please make a year-end contribution today to power our work in the New Year!
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Thank you for all that you do to fight for a tax system and economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.
Frank Clemente
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness
[1] 2022 ATF Media Highlights, Americans for Tax Fairness, Dec. 22, 2022
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