We cannot allow the GOP to tank our efforts to lessen the burden on the working class. 

Sign the petition: Don't let House Republicans undermine the IRS for the benefit of the rich and powerful.

Dear MoveOn member,

Republicans are trying to cut $80 billion in recent investments designed to strengthen the IRS and its ability to crack down on millionaire, billionaire, and corporate tax cheats through the Inflation Reduction Act.1 In other words: As per usual, Republicans want to issue handouts to their wealthy donors and leave working families in the lurch. 

In 2019 alone, the richest 1% of households evaded $163 billion of the total of unpaid or underpaid taxes that year.2 When we allow the ultrawealthy to evade paying their fair share, we place that responsibility on regular working people. Donald Trump's recently released tax returns are a clear example of this corruption and greed.3 His returns expose overseas bank accounts and manipulative real estate evaluations that effectively allowed him to dodge taxes.4 This is exactly why Democrats included funding for the IRS, to ensure there were people within the agency that would hold the wealthiest people in this country accountable.5 We cannot allow the GOP to tank our efforts to lessen the tax burden on the working class. 

SIGN: The U.S. Senate must reject House Republicans' attempt to undermine the IRS for the benefit of the rich and powerful.

Republicans aren't fooling anyone; they're simply pretending to serve the interests of working Americans when they're following the classic GOP playbook of catering to the ultrawealthy and their needs. Republicans in the House claim their legislation will help working Americans, but in reality it will benefit only the wealthiest people in the nation. If we don't take action, Republicans will continue to give tax breaks to billionaires and corporations, at the expense of everyday Americans. 

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Nakia, Evelyn, Justin, Anne, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "House Republicans Vote to Rescind I.R.S. Funding," The New York Times, January 9, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170348?t=5&akid=344273%2E40999114%2E8wTMZd

2. "The Case for a Robust Attack on the Tax Gap," U.S. Department of the Treasury, September 7, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/170352?t=7&akid=344273%2E40999114%2E8wTMZd

3. “Trump’s tax returns released by House Ways and Means Committee,” CNBC, December 30, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170349?t=9&akid=344273%2E40999114%2E8wTMZd

4. “Key takeaways from six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns,” CNN, December 30, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170350?t=11&akid=344273%2E40999114%2E8wTMZd

5. “Fact Check-The IRS is not hiring thousands of armed agents, job ads show opening for specialized unit,” Reuters, August 17, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170351?t=13&akid=344273%2E40999114%2E8wTMZd

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