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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 31, 2024 at 11:43 PM

RE: It’s time for billionaires and ultra-millionaires to pay their fair share of taxes

When we finally tax the wealth of billionaires and ultra-millionaires, we’ll be able to invest in working families and communities. John, As recently as 2020, 400 of the richest Americans held more wealth than all 10 million Black U.S. households combined.[1] How do we combat run…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 30, 2024 at 4:50 PM

It’s time for billionaires and ultra-millionaires to pay their fair share of taxes

When we finally tax the wealth of billionaires and ultra-millionaires, we’ll be able to invest in working families and communities. John, Already, more than 50,000 people have signed on as grassroots co-sponsors of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act―new legislat…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 29, 2024 at 12:43 AM

New Poll: Even the ultra-wealthy support a tax on billionaire wealth

Wealth inequality is spiraling out of control. John, There’s momentum to develop a tax on billionaire wealth not just in the United States, but also abroad. Member nations of the G20 will be meeting in the coming weeks to develop the agenda for this year’s G20 summit―and under c…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 27, 2024 at 10:10 PM

Tell Congress: Make millionaires, billionaires, and large profitable corporations pay what they owe in taxes

It makes a lot more sense to make the rich and corporations pay their fair share of taxes than to take healthcare, food, and shelter away from children and working families. John, Last week, Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson said out loud what we’d all been guessing all along. The Republ…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 7:37 PM

How much time and money did you spend filing your taxes this year?

We need a strong and functioning IRS to hold the wealthy accountable and provide working people with the resources they need to file their taxes easily. John, How much time and money did you spend filing your taxes this year? If you’re like most Americans, you spent roughly 11 ho…
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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]
March 24, 2024 at 6:34 PM

RE: Demand Congress unrig our tax code

This research is critical to applying pressure to Congress to pass policies that unrig our tax code and put working people first. John, In our latest report in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies, we found that 35 corporations―including Tesla, T-Mobile, Netflix, Met…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Demand Congress unrig our tax code

This research is critical to applying pressure to Congress to pass policies that unrig our tax code and put working people first. John, Our latest report, titled “More for Them, Less for Us”, shines a spotlight on 35 large profitable corporations that paid their 5 top executives …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 4:33 PM

[take action] New Republican proposal would cut Social Security by $1.5 trillion

By wide margins, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents support expanding, not cutting Social Security. John, Last week, in an interview with CNBC, Donald Trump told voters “there’s a lot you can do … in terms of cutting” Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.[1] This week, …
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM

RE: Add Your Name: Fight for the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act

When we finally tax the wealth of billionaires and ultra-millionaires, we’ll be able to invest in working families and communities. John, I wanted to make sure you saw David’s email from yesterday. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Brendan Boyle have just intro…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 7:32 PM

[take action] It’s time for billionaires and ultra-millionaires to pay their fair share of taxes

When we finally tax the wealth of billionaires and ultra-millionaires, we’ll be able to invest in working families and communities. John, America’s 741 billionaires saw their fortunes grow by 78%―or $2.3 trillion―over the first five years of the Trump-GOP tax scam.[1] And they’re…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM

RE: New Report: 35 corporations paid top executives more than they paid in taxes

This research is critical to applying pressure to Congress to pass policies that unrig our tax code and put working people first. John, When Donald Trump and congressional Republicans passed a tax scam that handed trillions of dollars in tax breaks to the rich and corporations, t…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 9:03 PM

New Report: 35 corporations paid top executives more than they paid in taxes

This research is critical to applying pressure to Congress to pass policies that unrig our tax code and put working people first. John, It’s not just billionaires who are getting away without paying their fair share in taxes. It’s major corporations too. In a new report from Ame…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM

RE: Tell Congress: Pass a budget that invests in working families, paid for by the rich

Together, we’re fighting for an economy and a tax system that put working people first. John, Over the last week, we’ve seen dueling visions for our country’s future. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington released the Republican 2025 budget―which seeks to cut $6 trillion …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Tell Congress: Pass a budget that invests in working families, paid for by the rich

Together, we’re fighting for an economy and a tax system that put working people first. John, The priorities of Congressional Republicans are pretty simple: Tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations, paid for through cuts to critical services for working families. This week, P…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 6:59 PM

We can lower costs for working families when the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes

The budget would also expand Social Security by making millionaires and billionaires pay more of their fair share. John, Budgets reflect our priorities, whether it’s a family’s budget that prioritizes necessities like food, housing, and education or it’s the federal budget that s…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 3:26 PM

RE: President Biden: “No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a teacher, a sanitation workers, a nurse.”

The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax could raise at least $360 billion over the next decade. John, In his State of the Union address, President Biden made a forceful call for the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share in taxes. Did you know that millionaires and billio…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 9:17 PM

President Biden: “No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a teacher, a sanitation workers, a nurse.”

The Billionaire Minimum Income Tax could raise at least $360 billion over the next decade. John, Polling shows that 74% of likely voters―including majorities of Democrats, Independents, and even Republicans―support a Billionaire Minimum Income Tax.[1] And that’s exactly what Pres…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 2:33 PM

RE: “Biden Will Push Higher Taxes for the Rich in State of the Union”

In this pivotal election year, we need to continue to fight for policies that put working people first. John, President Biden knows what matters to the American people. He talked about it last night in his State of the Union address and will keep talking about it on the campaign …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 7:08 PM

“Biden Will Push Higher Taxes for the Rich in State of the Union”

In this pivotal election year, we need to continue to fight for policies that put working people first. John, Sky-high costs on everything from groceries to childcare to healthcare to eldercare are squeezing working families across the country. The best way to reduce what famili…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 6:23 PM

RE: Donald Trump and the GOP want to double down on tax breaks for the rich and corporations

Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have signaled that, if elected this November, more tax breaks for the rich and corporations are their top priority in 2025. John, Election season is in full swing, and what is one of the top issues people are voting on? Tax fairness! Re…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 11:12 PM

Donald Trump and the GOP want to double down on tax breaks for the rich and corporations

Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have signaled that, if elected this November, more tax breaks for the rich and corporations are their top priority in 2025. John, Donald Trump’s single largest “accomplishment” as President was passing a tax scam that handed the majority…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 3:10 PM

RE: Lift the cap!

If millionaires and billionaires paid into Social Security on a larger share of their income, we could not only expand Social Security for millions of people, we could strengthen the Trust Fund into the next century. John, Today is Millionaire’s Day. You might be thinking, “Isn’…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 8:48 PM

Lift the cap!

If millionaires and billionaires paid into Social Security on a larger share of their income, we could not only expand Social Security for millions of people, we could strengthen the Trust Fund into the next century. John, This week, millionaires stop paying into Social Security.…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 10:23 PM

RE: [take action] Demand millionaires pay into Social Security all year long

Together, we’re fighting for the future of Social Security and for a tax code that ensures the ultra-wealthy are paying their fair share. John, Each year, Social Security lifts more than 20 million people above the poverty line—the majority of them older Americans, but also disab…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM

[take action] Demand millionaires pay into Social Security all year long

Together, we’re fighting for the future of Social Security and for a tax code that ensures the ultra-wealthy are paying their fair share. John, While 94% of workers pay into Social Security all year long, that’s not the case for millionaires and billionaires.[1] Billionaires like…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 3:32 PM

RE: Republicans want you to pay greedy corporations to file your taxes

The new Direct File pilot program is under attack. John, Republicans are trying to use a manufactured crisis to stop the IRS’s new Direct File pilot program. Direct File is a new way for everyday taxpayers to file their federal and state tax returns at the same time for free onli…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 9:53 PM

Republicans want you to pay greedy corporations to file your taxes

Republicans are trying to use a manufactured crisis to stop the IRS’s new Direct File pilot program. John, When Congress returns next week, they will have just a couple of days to pass government funding legislation, or we’ll enter a partial government shutdown. Republicans are …
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 21, 2024 at 11:22 PM

RE: [take action] The new, free IRS Direct File system is under attack

Republicans want to kill Direct File, forcing taxpayers to keep relying on high-priced tax-filing services. John, For years, tax filing corporations like TurboTax and H&R Block have successfully blocked the IRS from implementing a free, easy-to-use, online tax filing program—…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 10:19 PM

[take action] The new, free IRS Direct File system is under attack

Republicans want to kill Direct File, forcing taxpayers to keep relying on high-priced tax-filing services. John, Republicans are continuing their relentless attacks on the IRS. Already, Republicans secured a $20 billion cut from the restored IRS funding we fought for and won in…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM

RE: Together, we’re shining a spotlight on corporate greed.

It’s time for corporations to pay their fair share in taxes! John, While congressional Republicans and high-priced Wall Street lobbyists are demanding even more corporate tax breaks, we’re demanding Congress raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to at least 28% and the stock buyb…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 7:57 PM

Together, we’re shining a spotlight on corporate greed.

It’s time for corporations to pay their fair share in taxes! John, Whether protecting and expanding corporate loopholes, or ensuring their CEOs and other wealthy shareholders pay a discounted rate on their wealth gains, billion-dollar corporations and their lobbyists have rigged …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Stock Buybacks: Demand the SEC act

There is more we must do to fight back against stock buybacks. Tell the Securities and Exchange Commission: “Reissue the stock buybacks disclosure rule so investors can see who is manipulating the system for their own benefit.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Stock buyb…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM

RE: This is how we crack down on corporate greed:

Stock buybacks further enrich the already wealthy. John, Instead of investing in their workers, these mega-corporations spent the following on stock buybacks last year to further enrich their CEOs and wealthy shareholders:[1] Google = $61.5 billion Meta = $19.8 billion T-Mobile …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM

This is how we crack down on corporate greed:

Stock buybacks further enrich the already wealthy. John, Major corporations are using their windfall profits and tax breaks to shower wealthy CEOs and shareholders with riches instead of investing in workers’ wages and benefits. And one of the most blatant examples is through the…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 11, 2024 at 5:58 PM

RE: Corporations are taking advantage of loopholes to pay outrageously low taxes.

President Biden is proposing that we raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. Tell Congress: “Greedy tax dodging corporations must pay their fair share in taxes.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Large profitable corporations are using their windfall tax breaks to f…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 9:38 PM

Corporations are taking advantage of loopholes to pay outrageously low taxes.

President Biden is proposing that we raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. John, Corporations are raking in record profits while paying outrageously low tax rates. And they’re using their tax savings to channel even more money to already wealthy CEOs and shareholders inst…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 9, 2024 at 4:23 PM

RE: If Republicans were serious about reducing our nation’s debt, they would start by raising taxes on the rich and corporations.

A fiscal commission is nothing more than a way to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. John, Voters love Social Security. In fact, public polling shows that a bipartisan 76% of voters want to increase Social Security’s modest benefits, and pay for it by making the r…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 7:21 PM

If Republicans were serious about reducing our nation’s debt, they would start by raising taxes on the rich and corporations.

A fiscal commission is nothing more than a way to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. John, If Republicans were serious about reducing our nation’s debt, they would start by raising taxes on the rich and corporations. Instead, they want to create a closed-door “fis…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 7, 2024 at 6:05 PM

RE: Which billion dollar corporation paid a negative 6% tax rate?

Corporate taxes are near a record low, dropping steadily over the last 70 years. John, As corporations report their finances this winter, we’re analyzing the data: T-Mobile = $11 billion in profits; -0.4% federal income tax rate General Electric = $7 billion in profits; -6% fed…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 6:47 PM

Which billion dollar corporation paid a negative 6% tax rate?

Corporate taxes are near a record low, dropping steadily over the last 70 years. John, As corporations make their periodic financial reports to shareholders this winter, we’re learning more each day about how billion-dollar corporations are abusing tax loopholes to avoid paying t…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
February 4, 2024 at 10:33 PM

RE: Republicans will do anything to protect their wealthy tax cheat donors

Republicans have already secured a $20 billion cut in IRS funding. They want even more. John, Speaker “MAGA Mike” Johnson’s attempts to cut vital IRS funding make one thing very clear: he will do anything—including cutting services for working families and boosting the deficit—j…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 8:37 PM

Republicans will do anything to protect their wealthy tax cheat donors

Republicans have already secured a $20 billion cut in IRS funding. They want even more. John, Last year, Republicans secured a $20 billion cut in IRS funding when they held the world economy hostage by threatening to force the U.S. government into default. Now, with federal fund…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 6:59 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Demand Boeing answer for its safety crisis

The public deserves to hear from the CEO and other executives at Boeing immediately regarding its poor safety record. John, Did you see the Alaska Airlines jet that had a door-sized hole blown open while 16,000 feet in the air: The Boeing 737 Max jet had only been in operation…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 3:33 PM

RE: A quick look at just some of the improvements the IRS has made:

Cuts to the IRS will result in less tax revenue to pay for critical services working families rely on. John, It’s officially tax filing season! Here’s a quick look at just some of the improvements the IRS has made since receiving the historic investment we fought for and won: …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM

A quick look at just some of the improvements the IRS has made:

Cuts to the IRS will result in less tax revenue to pay for critical services working families rely on. John, It’s officially tax season and thanks to the tens of billions of dollars of investments we’ve helped secure for the IRS, filing your taxes is beginning to get a whole lot …
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 5:51 PM

RE: Fight back against backdoor attacks on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more.

A fiscal commission is nothing more than a way to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. John, Public polling shows that a bipartisan 76% of voters want to increase Social Security’s modest benefits, and pay for it by making the rich pay their fair share of taxes.[1] …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 5:13 PM

Stop the Fiscal Commission before it starts!

A fiscal commission is nothing more than a way to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and more. John, If Republicans were serious about reducing our nation’s debt, they would start by raising taxes on the rich and corporations. Instead, they just use debt as an excuse to cut…
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  Maura Quint · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 5:38 PM

“Behind closed doors, Trump eyes second round of corporate tax cuts”

When the wealthy and corporations pay less in taxes, they have more money to pollute our democracy. John, The results of the New Hampshire primary are in and it appears that Donald Trump will run away with the Republican presidential nominee. This means that Trump’s policies will…
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  David Kass · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 7:53 PM

Together, we’re holding billionaires accountable

When the wealthy and corporations pay less in taxes, they have more money to dominate our democracy. John, Fourteen years ago this week, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to Big Money in politics with its disastrous 5-4 Citizens United ruling. Ever since, billionaires have …
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  David Kass · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 12:07 AM

The Results: 14 years since the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision

Millionaires, billionaires, and corporations are using their power and influence to undermine our democracy. John, Fourteen years ago, the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to Big Money in politics with its disastrous 5-4 Citizens United decision―giving millionaires, billionair…
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