Fixing our tax code is about to become even more urgent
Federal lawmakers are in final deliberations over massive cuts to Medicaid and other programs families rely on. Make no mistake, when they make these cuts, thousands of Washingtonians will lose access to vital medications and medical procedures, putting at least 3 Washington nursing homes at high risk of closure. In the same bill, lawmakers are flipping our tax code even further upside down, doling out tax cuts to the super rich, worsening the already alarming wealth inequality in our country and stripping funding from programs like SNAP and Medicaid.
Washington taxpayers will be on the hook to fill the funding gap. We have our work cut out for us to make the rich pay what they owe.
There’s growing momentum on our side, though. More and more people, including those among the super rich, are speaking out. A new survey shows that a majority of millionaires support a wealth tax, and in a recent article, Abigail Disney, of the Disney empire, laid out a list of possible solutions for taxing the rich, including closing loopholes and introducing a global minimum tax. She wrote, “more than anything we need to dramatically raise the top marginal rate and tax wealth itself.”
To join the many voices calling for a better tax code, take action to contact your lawmakers and tell them NO cuts to Medicaid and NO tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.
Thank you for taking action,
-Treasure