Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 3:00 PM

The COVID-3 rescue package handed an unwarranted $200 billion in tax cuts (that must be repealed!) to the rich and corporations:

As our families and communities struggle with the health and economic realities of the pandemic, too much of the aid is unnecessarily bailing out corporations and wealthy business owners. Tell Congress: "In the next coronavirus emergency aid package, oppose any new tax breaks…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

April 11, 2020 at 2:27 PM

RE: Social Security has a $2.9 trillion trust fund. So why is the GOP claiming “insolvency”?

What if Donald Trump permanently cut Social Security’s dedicated funding? John, How many right-wing catchphrases can a Senator use in one interview to try and cut and defund Social Security? On the same day that Donald Trump called for permanent cuts to Social Security’s dedicat…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 6:33 PM

Social Security has a $2.9 trillion trust fund. So why is the GOP claiming “insolvency”?

We cannot allow Wall Street and their stooges in Washington to use a pandemic to cut and undermine our earned benefits. John, Social Security’s future is protected by its dedicated funding―often called payroll contributions or the payroll tax, which is paid equally by employers a…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 4:14 PM

RE: SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to reject Trump’s pandemic profiteering

Tell Congress: Corporate tax write-offs of luxury skyboxes is not a stimulus plan John, Once again, Donald Trump is putting his own self interests ahead of those of the American people. His latest idea is to bring back the corporate “entertainment tax deduction,” allowing corpora…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 2:37 PM

Who would benefit from Trump’s latest proposed tax write-off? Donald Trump, of course.

Trump owns country clubs and destination resorts. The very same kind of businesses where corporations like to wine and dine their clients. Tell Congress: "It’s critical that the next round of COVID-19 economic response legislation put money where the need is greatest, not pan…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 4:28 PM

More tax write-offs for businesses is not an economic stimulus plan for working people:

We’re fighting to demand that the next round of COVID-19 economic response legislation puts money where the need is greatest. John, Believe it or not, Donald Trump’s solution to helping millions of out-of-work restaurant workers is to hand even more tax write-offs to corporate ex…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 3:04 PM

URGENT: Your vote needed before midnight tonight

We know that you may be experiencing real economic uncertainty right now, and we want you to know that we’re fighting for you every day. John, People are hurting. Last week alone, 3.3 million people filed for unemployment benefits—the most in a single week in our country’s histor…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 28, 2020 at 12:45 PM

“Bonanza for Rich Real Estate Investors, Tucked Into Stimulus Package”

We’re fighting an army of Wall Street lobbyists who stuffed the aid package with tax breaks for the rich and corporations. John, These days, “bipartisan” seems to mean “stuffed with giveaways to the rich and powerful.” While progressives have been fighting for direct supports for …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 2:50 PM

Are you wondering who the winners and losers are in the latest COVID-19 emergency aid package?

The bill includes sorely-needed assistance for working people, including bigger cash payments and a major expansion of unemployment insurance. John, Are you wondering who the winners and losers are in the latest COVID-19 stimulus package? With the House expected to vote today, che…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 2:56 PM

Insider trading from members of Congress? Something stinks.

ATF has been sounding the alarm for years about the need to see Trump’s tax returns and for more financial transparency between the president and the American people. John, As most members of Congress work frantically to address the Covid-19 pandemic, new reporting shows that othe…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 4:53 PM

TAKE ACTION: Demand a coronavirus economic stimulus plan that puts money directly into the pockets of struggling families and individuals, not one that creates a $500 billion slush fund for corporate America and gives long-desired tax breaks to corporations that would do too little to address the economic crisis.

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell needs 60 votes to pass an economic stimulus bill, which gives Democrats a lot of leverage. House Democrats can also block a bad bill. John, Yesterday the Senate deadlocked 47-47 on the massive $1.8 trillion coronavirus-stimulus legislation. This bil…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 8:46 PM

“Senate GOP crafting new massive coronavirus package ‘at warp speed’”

Thanks to your hard work, the Senate just passed the House-crafted COVID-19 response package without the GOP-wish list of tax cuts. John, Thanks to your hard work, the Senate just passed the House-crafted COVID-19 response package without the GOP-wish list of tax cuts. You made…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 4:37 PM

Families First Coronavirus Response Act passes the U.S. House. But it’s fate is much less certain in the Senate >>>

This bill correctly prioritizes putting the health and financial security of U.S. families first. John, The COVID-19 crisis has created a lot of fear and uncertainty in all of our daily lives. Many of us are worrying about how this will impact our jobs and how we’ll pay the rent; …

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 2:55 PM

We’re trailing our competitors >>>

The more votes we get the larger share of funding we receive. And we won’t succeed without your support. John, We need your support. Right now, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are attempting to ram through even more tax breaks for the rich and corporations under the gui…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Donald Trump and congressional Republicans want to use this national emergency to push through even more tax breaks for the rich and corporations under the guise of an economic stimulus package for working people.

A payroll tax cut will do little to ease economic insecurity during this national health crisis. Tell Congress: “Don’t use the coronavirus national health emergency to push through even more tax breaks for the rich and corporations, or a payroll tax cut that will provide litt…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Coronavirus Update: Trump’s plan includes cutting taxes for the rich and corporations

John, What’s the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus? One idea they’re floating is to cut taxes for the rich and corporations.[1] I’m not even kidding. It appears that Trump and his cronies are more interested in protecting millionaires, billionaires and Wall Street…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 3, 2020 at 3:31 PM

VOTE: ATF is on the ballot

John, Today, whether you’re in a Super Tuesday state or not, you can vote for Americans for Tax Fairness! That’s because ATF has been selected by our good friends at CREDO to compete for a big share of $150,000 in funding. Here’s what you need to do: Go to ATF’s page at credodona…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 2:01 PM

We love Leap Day!

Just a few years ago, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton proposed generating $1.4 trillion in new tax revenue over 10 years. John, Donald Trump’s agenda seeks to enrich his fellow millionaires and billionaires on the backs of working people. Whether it’s his budget …

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 4:23 PM

SIGN NOW: We don’t need another taxpayer-funded investment in billionaires and luxury real estate.

It’s an outrage that Trump’s tax law is benefiting billionaire investors and not the disadvantaged communities it’s meant to support >>> John, Did you know that the biggest beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s Opportunity Zones aren’t people in low-income communities? It’s th…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM

SIGN NOW: We don’t need another taxpayer-funded investment in billionaires and luxury real estate.

We need safeguards to ensure that our tax dollars aren’t, once again, being used as a handout to billionaires. Tell Congress: “There are significant loopholes in the Opportunity Zones law that are allowing wealthy investors to game the system and benefit at the expense of the…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 22, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Trump wants to balloon his tax giveaway for the rich from $1.9 trillion to $3.1 trillion! (on the backs of seniors and low-income families)

TAKE ACTION: Fight back against Trump’s budget that doubles down on tax cuts for the rich while slashing services for the rest of us. John, The legendary character Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. So, let’s call Donald Trump’s latest budget the anti-Robin Hood …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Fight Trump’s war on seniors, people with disabilities and low-income families.

Trump has proposed $4.4 trillion in cuts to services that seniors and working families depend on. Tell Congress: "Reject President Trump's choice to make the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans permanent while taking away medical care, housing, education, food and income se…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 18, 2020 at 7:29 PM

How do we pay to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure? I bet you’ve got a pretty good guess.

While all Americans will benefit from this investment, those that will benefit the most are the nation’s wealthiest households. John, Did you know that there are 47,000 structurally deficient bridges in the US that will cost $171 billion to repair?[1] Well, now House Democrats ha…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 7:32 PM

How do we pay to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure? I bet you’ve got a pretty good guess.

The Millionaires Surtax will raise about $635 billion from the nation’s richest 0.2% of households. Tell Congress: "We can afford a major investment in our country’s infrastructure when the wealthy and corporations start paying their fair share. Use the Millionaires Surtax, w…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 2:15 PM

While all Americans will benefit from this investment, those that will benefit the most are the nation’s wealthiest households.

The Millionaires Surtax will raise about $635 billion from the nation’s richest 0.2% of households. Tell Congress: "We can afford a major investment in our country’s infrastructure when the wealthy and corporations start paying their fair share. Use the Millionaires Surtax, w…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 3:58 PM

RE: Trump has proposed $4.4 trillion in cuts to services that seniors and working families depend on:

Trump’s budget doubles down on tax cuts for the rich while slashing services for the rest of us. John, Donald Trump has proposed an austerity budget that slashes trillions of dollars of critical services for working families to pay for his tax scam for the rich and corporations. A…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 6:56 PM

Trump wants to balloon his tax giveaway for the rich from $1.9 trillion to $3.1 trillion! (on the backs of working families)

For the fourth year in a row, Donald Trump’s budget will take from working families in order to give to the wealthy. John, For the fourth year in a row, Donald Trump’s budget will take from working families in order to give to the wealthy. Trump’s latest budget proposes the fo…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Trickle-down economics “has a success rate of exactly zero.”

In 2020, it’s up to us to change the political tide and educate the American people about the failures of the Trump-GOP tax cuts. John, Did you catch Paul Krugman on Late Night with Seth Meyers? Krugman eviscerates trickle-down economics, saying that it “has a success rate of ex…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 4:42 PM

While we were watching the impeachment hearing....

Democrats have unveiled a $760 billion infrastructure plan with a focus on addressing climate change. John, This week, while the headlines have been focused on the impeachment hearing in the Senate, there was another kind of activity going on in the U.S. House. Democrats unveile…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

January 29, 2020 at 5:15 PM

RE: TAKE ACTION: Demand the tax returns of Donald Trump and all candidates for president

Three billionaires. One set of tax returns. John, The American people have a right to know if the sitting president and candidates for president have any financial conflicts of interest―foreign or domestic―and if they’re paying their fair share of taxes. Right now, we have three…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Three billionaires. One set of tax returns.

The American people have a right to know if the sitting president and candidates for president have any financial conflicts of interest―foreign or domestic―and if they’re paying their fair share of taxes. Tell Congress: "For over three years, Donald Trump has refused to relea…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 24, 2020 at 5:28 PM

RE: SIGN NOW: Stop Donald Trump’s attempt to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Together, we’re fighting GOP attempts to cut our earned benefits to pay for tax cuts for the rich. John, Donald Trump made one thing crystal clear this week: If he is re-elected in November, he’s coming after Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid―just to pay for his tax scam for…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Donald Trump’s new attack on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Together, we’re fighting GOP attempts to cut our earned benefits to pay for tax cuts for the rich. John, In an interview with CNBC, Donald Trump just said that he plans to cut our earned benefits “toward the end of the year.”[1] Ever since he signed his tax scam into law, he and…

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  Frank Clemente via Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 2:34 PM

If Trump and his GOP enablers are successful on Election Day 2020....

Thankfully, we have a roadmap to win! John, We just learned that between 2018 and 2019, Donald Trump’s tax scam handed a $32 billion windfall to America’s six wealthiest banks―including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.[1]…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 18, 2020 at 2:01 PM

The American people are fed up with a rigged economy and tax system that punishes working families.

Together, we’re demanding that politicians in Washington stand with the American people, not the millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street. John, Moderates. Progressives. There are certainly degrees of scale. But they’re all listening to you, John. In 2016, Hillary Clinton pr…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 2:34 PM

New Chart: Which 2020 presidential candidates have tax plans bolder than Hillary Clinton’s from 2016?

Gone are the days of moderate Democrats proposing weak tax and investment plans. John, You’ve completely reshaped the landscape over what is politically possible. Gone are the days of moderate Democrats proposing weak tax and investment plans. 2020 is a time of bold ideas. And you…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 5:44 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: Our next president must urgently address economic inequality

SIGN NOW: Tell Democrats to end a rigged tax system; invest in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and so much more! John, Voting starts next month! And tonight the Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage for the final debate before the first-in-the-nation Iowa cau…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 5:04 PM

SIGN NOW: Tell Democrats to end a rigged tax system; invest in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and so much more!

Tomorrow night is the final Democratic presidential debate before next month’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus. Tell Congress: "We demand that the next president urgently address economic inequality by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share of taxes and use…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 11, 2020 at 2:51 PM

After 40 years of Republican tax cuts for the rich and tepid interventions by Democrats, truly progressive platforms have arrived.

The candidates and their Democratic colleagues in Congress have finally and fully rejected trickle-down economics and budget austerity in favor of bold progressive tax and spending visions. Thanks to your funding we were able to place an opinion piece here and below, which origin…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 6:55 PM

Yet another example of a rigged tax system >>>

Instead of funding the ACA’s expansion, Congress gave greedy health industry executives everything they wanted. John, As one of Congress’ last acts of 2019, they passed two major tax cuts that handed over $176 billion to hugely profitable health industry corporations. The two ta…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Congress continues to bow down to health care corporations:

Instead of funding the ACA’s expansion, Congress gave greedy health industry executives everything they wanted. John, As one of Congress’ last acts of 2019, they passed two major tax cuts that handed over $176 billion to hugely profitable health industry corporations. The two ta…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 6, 2020 at 6:08 PM

The Trump tax cut has amounted to nothing but broken promises for the middle class

Our opinion piece here and below originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on January 1, 2020 on the second anniversary of when the Trump tax cuts took effect. John, President Trump’s radical Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2018, has now been around long enou…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 6:08 PM

Trump plans to double-down in 2020 >>>

Together, we must mobilize progressives behind our Fair Share Taxes agenda. John, From the race for the White House to the contests for the U.S. House and Senate, Democratic candidates are putting forward progressive tax reform plans that make the rich and corporations pay their …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 4:41 PM

Together, we can steamroll the Washington corporate lobby in 2020:

We’re your voice in Washington, fighting for a Fair Share Tax System where the rich and corporations pay their fair share. John, You deserve a Fair Share Tax System where the rich and corporations pay their fair share. But right now, Wall Street and big business are buying our …

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  Margarida Jorge & Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM

Big Pharma’s scheme: Lobbying and donations buy power

While Big Pharma fails to pay their fair share in taxes to fill public coffers, they’re happy to empty them. Our opinion piece here and below originally appeared in USA Today on December 16, 2019. John, [This month’s] House vote to rein in skyrocketing prescription drug prices w…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 6:50 PM

Tell Congress: Reject any new Trump tax scam

It’s clear that the Trump-GOP tax scam is not benefiting working people. Tell Congress: “Oppose any new Trump tax proposal and repeal the Trump tax scam that only benefits corporations and the wealthy.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Two years ago this week, Donald Tru…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 3:55 PM

John, you play a critical role in demanding a Fair Share Tax System

This is how we strengthen our movement heading into 2020: John, As 2019 and this decade draw to a close, I wanted to thank you so much for your support of Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund this past year and since our founding almost eight years ago. Whether it’s through yo…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 4:08 PM

Tell Congress: Reject tax breaks for wealthy corporations. Instead, invest in low- and middle-income families.

Take action today before Congress votes next week! Tell Congress: “Instead of giving more tax breaks to wealthy corporations, we demand the government funding bill being voted on next week invest in working family tax credits.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Congress …

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 2:03 PM

New report detailing the failure of the Trump-GOP tax scam >>>

By a wide 2 to 1 margin, voters support candidates for Congress who want to repeal the 2017 tax scam. John, At a time of staggering wealth inequality, the rich and corporations don’t need more tax cuts. But that’s exactly what they’ve gotten from Donald Trump and congressional Re…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 2:54 PM

New report detailing the failure of the Trump-GOP tax scam >>>

By a wide 2 to 1 margin, voters support candidates for Congress who want to repeal the 2017 tax scam. Tell Congress: “After two years, the evidence is in. Donald Trump’s tax scam has not created more jobs or increased wages at a faster rate compared with President Obama. Inst…

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