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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
May 4, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Tell your senators to co-sponsor Elizabeth Warren’s new bill:

Instead of spending our time and money on filing our taxes each year, the IRS could make tax filing free and easy. They just need the resources to do it. John, Elizabeth Warren is introducing a new bill this month and she needs our help. Each year, the average American spends $2…
  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]
May 1, 2022 at 2:52 PM

RE: If Elon Musk can afford to purchase Twitter, certainly he can afford to pay taxes on his $266 billion in wealth gains during the pandemic

Thank you for working to hold Elon Musk and America’s 740 billionaires accountable. John, We’re using the very same platforms that Elon Musk dominates to bring our message to millions of people. Check out our latest infographic below and help us share this with millions of peopl…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 4:11 PM

If Elon Musk can afford to purchase Twitter, certainly he can afford to pay taxes on his $266 billion in wealth gains during the pandemic

Thank you for working to hold Elon Musk and America’s 740 billionaires accountable. John, Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter is much more than a vanity project. Musk, like several billionaires before him like Jeff Bezos and Rupert Murdoch, seek to control information―arg…
  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]
April 29, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Elon Musk is taking over Twitter. Here’s what you can do to fight back:

Billionaires controlling the media is nothing new. But now, Elon Musk―the richest man in the world―is buying Twitter for a reported $43 billion. John, Billionaires controlling the media is nothing new. Just take Jeff Bezos (the Washington Post) or Rupert Murdoch (Fox News and The…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 2:43 PM

RE: My new bill will simplify the tax filing system and save us money in the process

Become a grassroots co-sponsor of Elizabeth Warren’s new bill: John, Did you see Elizabeth Warren’s email below? Each year, the American people spend, on average, $200 and 11 hours of our time filing our taxes through paid tax filing services. In fact, tax filing is now a billio…
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren via Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund · [email protected]
April 27, 2022 at 6:46 PM

My new bill will simplify the tax filing system and save us money in the process

I’ve got a new bill that will make it a whole lot easier for people to file their taxes, save taxpayers’ some serious money, and increase access to critical benefits. John, Last week, millions of people filed their annual tax returns, spending an average of 11 hours and $200 on p…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
April 23, 2022 at 3:21 PM

RE: Tell Congress: Pass the Babies Over Billionaires Act

Together, we’re fighting for a tax code and an economy that invests in children and families and that puts working people first. Tell Congress: “When billionaires avoid paying their fair share of taxes, working families suffer. Pass the Babies Over Billionaires Act!” …
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 22, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the Babies Over Billionaires Act

Together, we’re fighting for a tax code and an economy that invests in children and families and that puts working people first. John, This week, at our #TaxBillionaires Zoom rally, we heard from leaders in Congress and in our movement as we launched an election-year campaign to …
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
April 20, 2022 at 2:47 PM

RE: There are two tax codes in America. One for billionaires and the other for the rest of us.

Demand America’s 740 billionaires start paying taxes each year, just like us. John, Earlier this week, we were joined by Senator Ron Wyden at a virtual event to rally the American people around his Billionaires Income Tax. Together, we’re demanding billionaires pay income taxes e…
  Frank and Andrea, Americans for Tax Fairness · [email protected]
April 19, 2022 at 9:35 PM

ICYMI: #TaxBillionaires event with Robert Reich and more!

We need all of us to keep up the fight beyond Tax Day. John, Yesterday, on Tax Day, we kicked off our campaign to #TaxBillionaires! On our live streamed event, we were joined by the authors of the two leading billionaires income tax bills in Congress—Senator Ron Wyden (OR) and Re…
  Sen. Ron Wyden via Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund · [email protected]
April 16, 2022 at 4:50 PM

There are two tax codes in America. One for billionaires and the other for the rest of us.

Together, we have a historic opportunity with the Billionaires Income Tax to restore fairness to our tax code, and fund critical investments in American families. John, There are two tax codes in America. The first is mandatory for workers who pay taxes out of every paycheck. The …
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 15, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Join ATF, Robert Reich and our allies on Monday for a virtual Tax Day event to #TaxBillionaires

This Tax Day, join Americans for Tax Fairness and our allies including Senator Ron Wyden, Representative Jamaal Bowman, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and more for a virtual event to demand billionaires start paying their fair share of taxes. John, Monday is Tax Day. And…
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
April 14, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Will you send a postcard to Jeff Bezos?

As millions of Americans have suffered through the pandemic, Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth balloon to $190 billion―a $77 billion leap. John, A new Americans for Tax Fairness report shows that America’s now 740 billionaires have seen their wealth grow by a whopping $2 trillion du…
  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]
April 12, 2022 at 8:36 PM

RSVP: Virtual #TaxBillionaires event with Robert Reich and more!

This Tax Day, join Americans for Tax Fairness and our allies including former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, Senator Ron Wyden, Representative Jamaal Bowman and more for a virtual event to demand billionaires start paying their fair share of taxes. John, The American people are…
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
April 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM

RE: [take action] Tell Congress to pass a billionaires income tax

This Tax Day, working families across the country will pay their fair share in taxes—at an average 13% tax rate. Billionaires will pay around 8%... if they pay at all. John, It’s no secret that working people like you and I are being hit much harder at the gas station and grocery…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 9, 2022 at 4:29 PM

[take action] Tell Congress to pass a billionaires income tax

This Tax Day, working families across the country will pay their fair share in taxes—at an average 13% tax rate. Billionaires will pay around 8%... if they pay at all. John, Did you know that our tax code taxes income from work, but it doesn’t tax income from wealth, like corpora…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 6, 2022 at 3:55 PM

RE: VIDEO: Watch Fox News eviscerate this Republican tax plan

Their goal is to continue consolidating wealth and power among an elite few. John, Our Digital Director, Andrea, has produced a new video contrasting Sen. Rick Scott’s tax plan against President Biden’s plan to tax billionaire wealth. Even Fox News had a field day tearing apart t…
  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]
April 5, 2022 at 4:57 PM

VIDEO: Watch Fox News eviscerate this Republican tax plan

Their goal is to continue consolidating wealth and power among an elite few. John, When even Fox News holds Republicans accountable for a bad tax plan, you know it must be really bad.[1] Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), the chairman of the GOP’s Senate election committee, has introduc…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
April 3, 2022 at 3:54 PM

RE: [take action] Help President Biden and us demand Congress start taxing billionaire wealth

President Biden has introduced a budget that includes a billionaires income tax to finally start taxing wealth like work. Tell Congress: “It’s time to end an unfair tax code that rewards wealth over work. We need you to require the ultrarich to pay their fair share of taxes t…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
April 2, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Tell Congress: Tax wealth like work. Pass a Billionaires Income Tax.

President Biden has introduced a budget that includes a billionaires income tax to finally start taxing wealth like work. John, Did you know that in multiple years, billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg paid zero dollars in federal income taxes?…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
April 1, 2022 at 3:21 PM

RE: TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to act on President Biden’s budget, which lowers costs for working families while making the rich pay more of their fair share

The president’s budget would be paid for by unrigging our tax code to make sure the rich and corporations pay their fair share―including taxing wealth like work. John, Did you know that inflation, which is primarily caused by gas price hikes from Putin’s war and from pandemic sup…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 11:20 PM

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to act on President Biden’s budget, which lowers costs for working families while making the rich pay more of their fair share

The president’s budget would be paid for by unrigging our tax code to make sure the rich and corporations pay their fair share―including taxing wealth like work. John, When President Biden’s Build Back Better plan stalled in the Senate late last year, it wasn’t because it wasn’t …
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 29, 2022 at 3:45 PM

RE: President Biden wants to tax billionaire wealth gains. Is Congress ready to act?

This is a critical moment. Since last summer, ATF has been leading the charge to implement a Billionaires Income Tax so that billionaires pay taxes on their wealth gains each year just like workers pay on our paychecks. John, Did you see the big news: This is a critical momen…
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 28, 2022 at 9:48 PM

President Biden wants to tax billionaire wealth gains. Is Congress ready to act?

Together, since last summer we have demanded a Billionaires Income Tax and now President Biden is including it in his proposed federal budget. John, President Biden just released a proposed budget for the entire federal government, which is a roadmap to investing in our communiti…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
March 27, 2022 at 3:33 PM

RE: Tell Congress to protect the American people from Big Oil’s price gouging

The revenue raised from the Big Oil windfall profits tax would be returned to consumers as a monthly, advanced, refundable tax credit. John, The newly introduced Stop Gas Price Gouging Tax and Rebate Act is critical to curbing excess profits of Big Oil and helping consumers strug…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 26, 2022 at 4:34 PM

Demand a windfall profits tax on Big Oil:

The revenue raised from the Big Oil windfall profits tax would be returned to consumers as a monthly, advanced, refundable tax credit. John, 73% of voters are rightly concerned about rising gas prices.[1] Last year the largest oil corporations raked in a combined $205 billion in …
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
March 25, 2022 at 2:21 PM

RE: You asked for it and Congress has responded.

The revenue raised would be returned to consumers as a monthly, advanced, refundable tax credit. John, According to brand new polling, 73% of voters are concerned about gas prices―and the same amount want President Biden and Congress to take action.[1] Thankfully, there’s somethi…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 24, 2022 at 4:11 PM

You asked for it and Congress has responded.

The revenue raised would be returned to consumers as a monthly, advanced, refundable tax credit. John, You asked for it and Congress has responded. Last week, we joined with allies from across the country in calling on Congress to implement a windfall profits tax on Big Oil’s re…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
March 23, 2022 at 3:31 PM

RE: Chair of the Republican Senatorial Committee wants to “sunset Social Security and Medicare”

Rick Scott’s plan increases taxes on millions of Americans and “sunsets Social Security and Medicare within five years.” John, When Donald Trump signed his tax scam into law, he handed trillions of dollars to the rich and corporations. But apparently that wasn’t enough. Now Sena…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 22, 2022 at 8:28 PM

Chair of the Republican Senatorial Committee wants to “sunset Social Security and Medicare”

Rick Scott’s plan increases taxes on millions of Americans and “sunsets Social Security and Medicare within five years.” John, What’s the Republican agenda if they win back the Senate in November? Senator Rick Scott, chairman of the national committee that elects Republicans to …
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 19, 2022 at 2:42 PM

RE: These billion-dollar corporations are price gouging consumers while dodging taxes >>

To combat this reckless price gouging, we’re demanding Congress pass a 15% Corporate Profits Minimum Tax and a 15% minimum tax on offshore corporate profits, which together would raise $630 billion over 10 years. John, Billionaire business owners are seeing their wealth skyrocket…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
March 18, 2022 at 6:48 PM

These billion-dollar corporations are price gouging consumers while dodging taxes >>

To combat this reckless price gouging, we’re demanding Congress pass a 15% Corporate Profits Minimum Tax and a 15% minimum tax on offshore corporate profits, which together would raise $630 billion over 10 years. John, Billion-dollar corporations are using rising inflation caused…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
March 16, 2022 at 2:52 PM

RE: Sign the Petition: Demand Congress enact a tax on Big Oil’s windfall profits

Oil and gas corporations are reaping windfall profits from the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Tell Congress: “Pass a windfall profits tax on oil and gas corporations and rebate those excess profits to consumers struggling with high gas costs.” ADD YOUR NAME …
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 15, 2022 at 7:04 PM

Sign the Petition: Demand Congress enact a tax on Big Oil’s windfall profits

Oil and gas corporations are reaping windfall profits from the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine. John, Oil and gas corporations are reaping a bonanza from higher gas prices caused by pandemic supply chain disruptions and Russia’s war in Ukraine.[1] This comes after a year in …
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 13, 2022 at 2:01 PM

RE: INFOGRAPHIC: “Remind me why we don’t tax billionaire wealth again?”

According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, America’s 704 billionaires have gotten $1.7 TRILLION richer over the two years of the pandemic. John, Two years into the biggest national health crisis in recent history, U.S. billionaires’ wealth continues to soar. Accordi…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 12, 2022 at 5:49 PM

INFOGRAPHIC: “Remind me why we don’t tax billionaire wealth again?”

According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, America’s 704 billionaires have gotten $1.7 TRILLION richer over the two years of the pandemic. John, According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, America’s 704 billionaires have gotten $1.7 TRILLION richer over…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 10, 2022 at 7:59 PM

More than 2 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. Here’s what we can do to help:

Thank you for all that you do to fight for everyday people in the face of reckless greed and violence. John, As Russia and Vladimir Putin continue their war for money and power, more than 2 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. According to the humanitarian aid…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 8, 2022 at 5:51 PM

RE: Demand Congress make billion-dollar corporations like Nike and FedEx pay their fair share in taxes

For decades corporations have gotten away with paying little to nothing in federal income taxes thanks to high-priced Washington, DC lobbyists rigging our tax system. Tell Congress: “Make billion-dollar corporations pay their fair share. Implement a minimum 15% tax on U.S. co…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
March 8, 2022 at 1:39 AM

Demand Congress make billion-dollar corporations like Nike and FedEx pay their fair share in taxes

For decades corporations have gotten away with paying little to nothing in federal income taxes thanks to high-priced Washington, DC lobbyists rigging our tax system. John, If you paid federal income taxes last year, you probably paid a higher tax rate than billion-dollar corpora…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 5, 2022 at 4:19 PM

RE: Hold baseball’s billionaire owners accountable:

How many of baseball’s owners are billionaires? We’ve done the research. Tell Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred: “Don’t let billionaire greed kill America’s pastime. Negotiate in good faith and pay players fairly.” ADD YOUR NAME John, From Oakla…
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 4, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Hold baseball’s billionaire owners accountable:

How many of baseball’s owners are billionaires? We’ve done the research. John, This week, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that at least the first two series of baseball’s regular season games have been canceled. But it didn’t have to be this way. Back in…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
March 1, 2022 at 5:35 PM

What do you want to hear at the State of the Union?

The Biden administration is upending trickle-down economics by putting working people first. The next step? Making billionaires and corporations pay their fair share! John, At last year’s address before Congress, President Biden declared, “My fellow Americans, trickle-down econom…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
February 27, 2022 at 4:21 PM

RE: How can fixing the tax code promote racial equity?

Centuries of systemic racism has meant lower incomes, less wealth, and fewer opportunities for Black communities. John, Did you see Andrea’s email below about how our rigged tax system is leading to wider income and wealth disparities between Black and white Americans? To help d…
  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]
February 26, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Tax fairness promotes racial equity

Centuries of systemic racism has meant lower incomes, less wealth, and fewer opportunities for Black communities. John, The racial wealth gap is getting worse. The Trump-GOP tax scam, passed in late 2017, handed nearly 80% of its benefits to white households, while Black househo…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 4:55 PM

RE: GOP leader proposes plan to slash IRS so it can’t audit billionaires and big corporations

New GOP Senate leadership plan would raise taxes on 100 million working people while protecting tax-dodging by Amazon, Jeff Bezos and other billionaires and big corporations! John, It’s no surprise that the GOP’s “11 Point Plan to Rescue America” attacks working families while pr…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
February 24, 2022 at 5:34 PM

GOP leader proposes plan to slash IRS so it can’t audit billionaires and big corporations

New GOP Senate leadership plan would raise taxes on 100 million working people while protecting tax-dodging by Amazon, Jeff Bezos and other billionaires and big corporations! John, This week, Senator Rick Scott, a multimillionaire member of the Senate GOP leadership and chair of …
  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 3:03 PM

RE: While you and I pay into Social Security on all of our earnings, that’s not the case for millionaires and billionaires.

While you and I pay into Social Security on all of our earnings, that’s not the case for millionaires and billionaires. John, With every paycheck we earn, we pay into our earned benefits with the knowledge that Social Security will be there for us in retirement, or if we become d…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
February 22, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Scrap the cap!

While you and I pay into Social Security on all of our earnings, that’s not the case for millionaires and billionaires. John, This week, millionaires stop paying into Social Security. That’s because once you earn $147,000 in 2022, you stop contributing to Social Security. And som…
  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]
February 19, 2022 at 4:20 PM

RE: Tell Congress: Netflix shouldn’t get away with paying just 1% in taxes

“Two-thirds of voters believe raising taxes on the wealthiest and corporations will help the economy.” John, Last year, the U.S. House passed a Corporate Profits Minimum Tax to ensure corporations with annual net income over $1 billion don’t get away with paying $0 in taxes. Even…
  Frank Clemente · [email protected]
February 18, 2022 at 8:56 PM

Tell Congress: Netflix shouldn’t get away with paying just 1% in taxes

“Two-thirds of voters believe raising taxes on the wealthiest and corporations will help the economy.” John, Due to a tax code written by clever tax lawyers and Wall Street lobbyists, too many large, wealthy corporations can get away with paying little to nothing in federal incom…