Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

January 14, 2024 at 9:59 PM

RE: When Republicans want to protect their wealthy tax cheat donors, what do they do?

Right now, in an agreement being finalized in Congress, Republicans have secured a $20 billion cut in IRS funding, but they want even more. John, When the right wing wants to protect wealthy tax cheats from paying their fair share in taxes, what do they do? Threaten to shut down…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 7:10 PM

When Republicans want to protect their wealthy tax cheat donors, what do they do?

Right now, in an agreement being finalized in Congress, Republicans have secured a $20 billion cut in IRS funding, but they want even more. John, We’re less than a week away from a partial government shutdown unless Congress acts. And what are Republicans demanding? Cuts to the …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM

RE: Tell Congress: We can protect and expand Social Security when the wealthy pay their fair share

The solution to strengthening Social Security isn’t benefit cuts; it’s making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. John, Before Social Security, half of seniors in the US lived in poverty. Today, that number is less than 10%―still too high, but a major improvement for the 5…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 12:34 AM

Tell Congress: We can protect and expand Social Security when the wealthy pay their fair share

The solution to strengthening Social Security isn’t benefit cuts; it’s making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. John, Did you know that folks with salaries in the millions of dollars stop paying into Social Security within the first few months, or even weeks, of the New …

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

January 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM

RE: New Billionaires Report: This is exactly why we’re fighting for the “Billionaires Income Tax”

These profits from unsold investments constitute the largest source of income for the super-rich. John, It’s a sad fact: the U.S. tax code worsens inequality. According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, not only do the handful of American billionaires and ultra-mill…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

January 7, 2024 at 4:30 PM

[take action] Demand the ultra-wealthy pay taxes on $8.5 trillion in wealth gains

These profits from unsold investments constitute the largest source of income for the super-rich. John, A brand new report from Americans for Tax Fairness highlights the critical need to tax billionaires’ wealth gains. Using new data from the Federal Reserve, we’ve determined th…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

January 4, 2024 at 5:23 PM

RE: The world’s elite are gathering in Davos, Switzerland, and they need to hear from us now:

Add Your Name: Demand world leaders at Davos tax the rich! Tell World Leaders at Davos: “In 2023 alone, the worlds’ wealthiest families become $1.5 trillion richer. Tax the wealth gains of the ultra-rich.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Later this month, world leaders …

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

January 3, 2024 at 11:21 PM

The world’s elite are gathering in Davos, Switzerland, and they need to hear from us now:

In 2023 alone, the world’s richest families got $1.5 TRILLION richer. John, Each year, world leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, better known simply as “Davos.” This meeting of the world’s elite includes more than two thousand business…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 31, 2023 at 9:35 PM

RE: Together, we beat back relentless attacks in 2023

From strong support for billionaire taxation to defending the IRS, we accomplished a lot together in 2023. John, As we head into the New Year, I want to thank you for your incredible activism and support that allowed us to beat back relentless attacks on the progress we’ve made i…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Together, we beat back relentless attacks in 2023

From strong support for billionaire taxation to defending the IRS, we accomplished a lot together in 2023. John, In a moment I’m going to ask you to make an end-of-year donation to Americans for Tax Fairness. But first I want to share how the grassroots donations of thousands of …

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 29, 2023 at 8:59 PM

RE: How would Republicans pay for this $1.75 trillion tax break for billionaires?

For more than a decade, Americans for Tax Fairness has been a critical ally in fighting back against more tax breaks for the rich and corporations. John, Before you read any further, I want to make sure you saw yesterday’s message from Senator Bernie Sanders, below. Bernie is a l…

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  Bernie Sanders via Americans for Tax Fairness · [email protected]

December 28, 2023 at 10:25 PM

How would Republicans pay for this $1.75 trillion tax break for billionaires?

For more than a decade, Americans for Tax Fairness has been a critical ally in fighting back against more tax breaks for the rich and corporations. John, Today in America, it will not surprise you to hear, the people at the top have never had it so good. The top 1% now own more w…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

December 22, 2023 at 8:52 PM

RE: It’s time for a Billionaires Income Tax

Polling shows that 74% of likely voters―including majorities of Democrats, Independents and even Republicans―support a Billionaires Income Tax. John, According to Americans for Tax Fairness research, America’s 741 billionaires are now worth a record $5.2 TRILLION―up $2.3 trillion…

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  Sen. Ron Wyden via Americans for Tax Fairness · [email protected]

December 21, 2023 at 10:39 PM

It’s time for a Billionaires Income Tax

Polling shows that 74% of likely voters―including majorities of Democrats, Independents and even Republicans―support a Billionaires Income Tax. John, There are two tax codes in America. The first is mandatory for working families who pay taxes out of every paycheck. The second is…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 20, 2023 at 8:12 PM

RE: [take action] Demand Congress fully fund the IRS to make the wealthy pay what they owe in taxes

Republicans don’t care that every dollar spent on the IRS produces a 7-to-1 return on investment. John, From protecting wealthy tax cheats to maintaining the obscene profits of tax-prep corporations, MAGA Republicans are putting the interests of their wealthy donors over the need…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 19, 2023 at 10:47 PM

[take action] Demand Congress fully fund the IRS to make the wealthy pay what they owe in taxes

Republicans don’t care that every dollar spent on the IRS produces a 7-to-1 return on investment. John, For more than a decade, the audit rates of millionaires plummeted as the IRS lacked the resources to hold wealthy tax cheats accountable: This resulted in low-income people―…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 17, 2023 at 8:35 PM

RE: Stop the fiscal commission that cuts Social Security and Medicare

An honest approach to addressing our nation’s debt would start with making the rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. John, When Republicans want to cut Social Security, they prefer to do so behind closed doors so the American people won’t know who to blame. That’s …

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 16, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Stop the fiscal commission that cuts Social Security and Medicare

An honest approach to addressing our nation’s debt would start with making the rich and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. John, The House has adjourned for the year. But when they return in January, they’ll have less than three weeks to pass a full-year government fundi…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 15, 2023 at 4:48 PM

RE: TAKE ACTION: Instead of more tax breaks for corporations, Congress should put kids and families first

Here are the two most egregious corporate tax handouts that corporate lobbyists are demanding: John, Corporate lobbyists have been pressuring Congress to pass multiple corporate tax handouts worth hundreds of billions of dollars. But they need to act fast so it’s ready for the 20…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 14, 2023 at 5:24 PM

TAKE ACTION: Instead of more tax breaks for corporations, Congress should put kids and families first

Here are the two most egregious corporate tax handouts that corporate lobbyists are demanding: John, There are serious negotiations going on in Congress right now to pass a tax package as soon as Congress returns in January that could include the expanded Child Tax Credit: In …

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 11:40 PM

[take action] Greedy corporations are price gouging US consumers

Corporations are spending windfall tax cuts on CEOs and shareholders, not working people. Tell Congress: “Take immediate action to rein in corporate greed and price gouging.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Are you paying more for basic goods this holiday season? You’re…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

December 10, 2023 at 7:21 PM

RE: SCOTUS Update:

Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case that could have major implications on the U.S. tax code. John, Billionaires are using their untaxed wealth to buy the Supreme Court and bend our democracy to their will. But we’re fighting back and our pressure is working. Last week, the…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 9, 2023 at 7:24 PM

SCOTUS Update:

Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case that could have major implications on the U.S. tax code. John, In a huge tax case before the Supreme Court this past week, Moore v. U.S., most justices “appeared wary” during oral arguments of upending the tax code on behalf of billionair…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

December 8, 2023 at 4:34 PM

RE: SIGN NOW: Demand Congress pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act

We only have a few weeks left before Congress adjourns for the year. Billionaires should pay taxes on their wealth gains each year, just like working people pay on their wages. Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act today and demand Congres…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

December 7, 2023 at 10:33 PM

SIGN NOW: Demand Congress pass the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act

We only have a few weeks left before Congress adjourns for the year. John, In last year’s midterm election, billionaires spent an eye-popping $1 billion―mostly to elect right-wing candidates who want to undermine our democracy and lower taxes on the wealthy and corporations.[1] …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM

RE: America’s 741 billionaires are worth a record $5.2 trillion. Here’s what we can do:

Thanks to you, the Billionaires Income Tax already has 16 Senate co-sponsors. John, Did you know that in some years billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Michael Bloomberg pay $0 in federal income taxes, even as income from their wealth skyrockets?[1] That’s not just a…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

December 3, 2023 at 7:31 PM

America’s 741 billionaires are worth a record $5.2 trillion. Here’s what we can do:

Thanks to you, the Billionaires Income Tax already has 16 Senate co-sponsors. John, According to Americans for Tax Fairness research, 26 top billionaires paid an average income tax rate of just 4.8% over 6 recent years when all their income is counted―far less than the top income…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

December 1, 2023 at 7:28 PM

RE: New bill released today to tax billionaire wealth gains:

Today, Senate Democrats introduced the “Billionaires Income Tax.” John, America’s 741 billionaires are now collectively worth an eye-popping $5.2 trillion.[1] That means a group that could comfortably fit in a high school cafeteria now hoards more wealth than half of the country.…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 30, 2023 at 11:53 PM

New bill released today to tax billionaire wealth gains:

Today, Senate Democrats introduced the “Billionaires Income Tax.” John, The latest Americans for Tax Fairness report shows that billionaire wealth has grown by an astounding 78%―or $2.3 trillion―since the Trump-GOP tax scam took effect in 2018. This brings America’s 741 billionai…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 29, 2023 at 11:30 PM

This loophole allows Wall Street money managers to dodge taxes

Tell Congress to close the Carried Interest Loophole and tax Wall Street money managers’ income just like normal income from work. John, Wall Street money managers don’t pay their fair share of taxes like you and I do. A special break known as the “Carried Interest Loophole” cuts…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 28, 2023 at 8:42 PM

Power the campaign demanding Congress pass the Billionaires Income Tax

This new tax would only apply to taxpayers whose net worth either exceeds $1 billion or whose income exceeds $100 million for three consecutive years. John, The Billionaires Income Tax is expected to be introduced this week and we’ve already driven more than 16,000 letters to sen…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 25, 2023 at 10:00 PM

RE: Greedflation

Corporations are spending windfall tax cuts on CEOs and shareholders, not working people. John, Are you feeling the pain of greedflation? A new report from Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) shows that families are paying over $3,000 a year toward greedflation―the difference between inflat…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 24, 2023 at 7:36 PM

Greedflation

Corporations are spending windfall tax cuts on CEOs and shareholders, not working people. John, Paying more for basic goods this holiday season? You’re not alone. A new report from Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) titled “Stuffing Their Pockets: How Big Food and Agriculture Businesses a…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 22, 2023 at 4:20 PM

RE: BREAKING: The Billionaires Income Tax could be introduced next week

According to Americans for Tax Fairness research, 26 top billionaires paid an average income tax rate of just 4.8% on all of their income over 6 recent years. John, Next week, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) is widely expected to introduce his Billionaires Income …

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

November 21, 2023 at 7:34 PM

BREAKING: The Billionaires Income Tax could be introduced next week

According to Americans for Tax Fairness research, 26 top billionaires paid an average income tax rate of just 4.8% on all of their income over 6 recent years. John, Since 2018, when the Trump-GOP tax scam went into effect, America’s 748 billionaires have seen their wealth skyrock…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

November 19, 2023 at 6:34 PM

RE: POLITICO: “The House Budget Committee is taking its first step in fulfilling Speaker Mike Johnson’s commitment to a debt commission”

Together, we’re fighting back against attempts to cut our earned benefits to pay for tax cuts for the rich and corporations. John, The House’s first order of business when they return from Thanksgiving break is to hold a hearing on Speaker Mike Johnson’s “commitment to a debt com…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 18, 2023 at 8:36 PM

POLITICO: “The House Budget Committee is taking its first step in fulfilling Speaker Mike Johnson’s commitment to a debt commission”

Together, we’re fighting back against attempts to cut our earned benefits to pay for tax cuts for the rich and corporations. John, With only a handful of weeks left in the year, what is Congress’s top priority? Politico is reporting, “The House Budget Committee is taking its fir…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 17, 2023 at 11:14 PM

[take action] Demand Congress act to hold the Supreme Court accountable

Billionaires are using their untaxed income to buy the Supreme Court and bend our democracy to their will. John, This week, in an effort to preempt reform efforts, the Supreme Court unveiled a new, completely toothless ethics code of conduct that experts have decried as nothing m…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 16, 2023 at 4:23 PM

RE: How Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactor is using his wealth to influence elections

The clearest argument for why we have to get Big Money out of politics. John, When the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in the disastrous Citizens United decision, it opened the floodgates to Big Money in politics, giving millionaires, billionaires, and corporations immense influence in o…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 15, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Republicans blocked a vote to subpoena Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactor

The Court has already demonstrated a complete inability to hold itself accountable for numerous ethical lapses and conflicts of interest. John, Last week, Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee had hoped to hold a vote to subpoena billionaire Harlan Crow and right-wing activ…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

November 14, 2023 at 8:27 PM

How Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactor is using his wealth to influence elections

Millionaires, billionaires, and corporations are using their power and influence to undermine our democracy. John, You might recognize Harlan Crow as the billionaire benefactor bankrolling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s lavish lifestyle. Americans for Tax Fairness analyz…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 12, 2023 at 8:22 PM

RE: We defeated this tax package one year ago. But corporate lobbyists are back.

We’re up against high-priced Wall Street lobbyists who will not quit in their attempts to rig the tax code to benefit the rich and powerful. John, Congress is likely just days away from voting on a must-pass stopgap spending bill to keep the government running. And corporate lobb…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 11, 2023 at 10:46 PM

We defeated this tax package one year ago. But corporate lobbyists are back.

We’re up against high-priced Wall Street lobbyists who will not quit in their attempts to rig the tax code to benefit the rich and powerful. John, When billion-dollar corporations rake in massive tax breaks, they don’t re-invest that money in their workers. ATF research shows tha…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 10, 2023 at 8:27 PM

RE: [take action] Instead of more tax breaks for corporations, Congress should put kids and families first

Here are the two most egregious corporate tax handouts that corporate lobbyists are demanding: John, Corporate lobbyists have been pressuring Congress to pass multiple corporate tax handouts before year-end. And it appears they may try to attach them to next week’s must-pass stop…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 9, 2023 at 11:40 PM

[take action] Instead of more tax breaks for corporations, Congress should put kids and families first

Here are the two most egregious corporate tax handouts that corporate lobbyists are demanding: John, There are serious negotiations in Congress underway right now to attach a tax package to the must-pass stopgap spending bill being voted on next week. And while there is some very…

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  David Kass · [email protected]

November 8, 2023 at 3:23 PM

RE: URGENT: The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote this week to subpoena Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactor

The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote this Thursday. John, Ahead of tomorrow’s Judiciary Committee meeting, Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) and senior member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued the following joint statement:[1] “By accepting these lavish, undisclosed …

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 7, 2023 at 10:38 PM

URGENT: The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote this week to subpoena Clarence Thomas’s billionaire benefactor

The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote this Thursday. John, Whether it’s accepting numerous unreported gifts and cash payments from billionaire benefactors or failing to recuse themselves on cases that benefit those very same billionaires’ interests, we’re holding Supreme Cou…

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  Maura Quint · [email protected]

November 6, 2023 at 12:48 AM

[urgent] Tell Congress: Reject cuts and avert a government shutdown

Congress needs to know that we can’t cut our way to prosperity. John, When Congress passed a stopgap spending bill at the end of September to avert a government shutdown, they only provided funding to keep the government running through November 17th. That means we’re less than t…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 4, 2023 at 5:24 PM

RE: Republicans are demanding a debt commission to cut your earned benefits

While Republicans claim these cuts are in the name of “fiscal responsibility,” they’re simultaneously moving ahead in that same budget to extend tax cuts for the rich and corporations John, In his first remarks before Congress as the new Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson ca…

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  Sarah Christopherson · [email protected]

November 3, 2023 at 2:23 PM

RE: House votes to rescind IRS funding; a massive handout to wealthy and corporate tax cheats

We’re fighting to defend funding for the IRS and making sure that these House-passed bills get no traction in the Senate. John, Last night, the House forced through a bill repealing a portion of the IRS funding that we fought for and won last year. Revoking this investment in the…

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