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  John Foti · [email protected]
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM

RE: Congressional gridlock could send healthcare premiums soaring

Open enrollment for ACA healthcare coverage has begun, but millions are seeing their premiums double. John, While Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House on recess since September 19th amidst the longest government shutdown in history, there are ongoing negotiations in the Senat…
  David Kass · [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Congressional gridlock could send healthcare premiums soaring

Open enrollment for ACA healthcare coverage has begun, but millions are seeing their premiums double. John, Open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace is officially underway, but millions could be priced out of affordable health insurance. Without congressional…
  John Foti · [email protected]
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM

RE: Families pay thousands more while billionaires keep their tax breaks

Our new report exposes how Trump and congressional Republicans are letting enhanced ACA tax credits expire, driving up health costs for millions while billionaires keep their tax breaks. John, It’s true that the median family is estimated to receive a $1,500 tax cut next year fr…
  David Kass · [email protected]
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM

New York City just showed what tax fairness looks like

Billionaires poured $18.7 million into the NYC mayor’s race to stop Zohran Mamdani’s $9 billion plan to tax the rich. They failed. John, Billionaires tried to buy Gracie Mansion. They failed in dramatic fashion as Zohran Mamdani secured a decisive victory that shattered the bil…
  David Kass · [email protected]
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM

Families pay thousands more while billionaires keep their tax breaks

Our new report exposes how Trump and congressional Republicans are letting enhanced ACA tax credits expire, driving up health costs for millions while billionaires keep their tax breaks. John, Our new report shows that by letting enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax cr…
  David Kass · [email protected]
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Health insurance costs are about to double for millions

Open enrollment on the ACA marketplace begins this weekend, and families are about to get hit with higher health insurance costs. Tell the Senate to fix this before it is too late. John, Open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace begins this weekend. But instead of r…
  David Kass · [email protected]
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM

If you’re experiencing food insecurity, we want to make sure you have resources to help

Right now, 42 million Americans are bracing for a month without SNAP nutrition benefits. John, Whether it’s the loss of SNAP benefits in November or the loss of pay for federal workers, millions of working people are wondering how they’re going to feed their families this month.…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Tell governors to act before families go without food

Trump is blocking federal food aid for millions of Americans. Governors must intervene before families lose their benefits. John, Families across the country are already struggling to keep food on the table. Grocery prices are up, wages have not kept pace, and more than 40 milli…
  Pablo Willis · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Hold billionaires accountable and demand a democracy of, by, and for the people

Billionaires are seeking to protect their obscene wealth while silencing the voices of working people. John, With billionaire wealth at an all-time high, we’re shining a spotlight on how billionaires are using their power and influence to buy our democracy. This week, we report…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM

Bloomberg’s millions are flooding the NYC mayoral race

Our new report exposes how billionaire donors, led by Michael Bloomberg, are pouring millions into super PACs to buy the New York City mayor’s race. John, One week before Election Day, Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund has uncovered how New York City’s next mayor could be c…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Billionaire wealth is soaring. Public services are shut down.

The federal government is shut down. Billionaire wealth just hit $8 trillion. Help us fight this broken system. John, While the federal government remains shut down, denying paychecks to workers, freezing public services, and threatening air safety, America’s 916 billionaires no…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM

RE: The billionaire class keeps winning

The shutdown is now in its fourth week. Federal workers just missed another paycheck. Families are out of options. John, Federal workers just missed another paycheck. But Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to bring the House back in session and negotiate with Democrats to re-open …
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Another missed paycheck. Another betrayal

The shutdown is now in its fourth week. Federal workers just missed another paycheck. Families are out of options. John, For four weeks, Trump’s shutdown has forced families to live without income. Some have already drained their savings. Others are skipping bills or cutting b…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM

RE: Trump is turning the IRS into a political weapon

Reports confirm Trump’s inner circle is moving to weaponize the IRS against political opponents and silence critics. Congress must act immediately. John, Have you heard about Donald Trump’s latest assault on our democracy? The White House is preparing to use the IRS to intimidat…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Trump is turning the IRS into a political weapon

Reports confirm Trump’s inner circle is moving to weaponize the IRS against political opponents and silence critics. Congress must act immediately. John, Trump is moving to turn the Internal Revenue Service into an instrument of political retaliation. His administration is worki…
  Pablo Willis · [email protected]
October 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM

RE: Latino job growth has collapsed under Trump’s failed economy

New data reveals that Trump’s immigration crackdowns are killing Latino jobs and devastating families while billionaires get even richer. John, Donald Trump calls his new term a “revival.” The numbers tell a different story. Our new analysis shows that the industries most vital …
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Latino job growth has collapsed under Trump’s failed economy

New data reveals that Trump’s immigration crackdowns are killing Latino jobs and devastating families while billionaires get even richer. John, Donald Trump keeps claiming his second-term economy means “jobs, jobs, jobs.” But our new analysis proves the opposite. His economic po…
  Pablo Willis · [email protected]
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM

RE: Billionaires don’t rule us. This Saturday, resist

The No Kings rallies are this Saturday. Stand up to Trump’s assault on democracy and tax fairness. RSVP now or chip in if you can’t be there. John, No Kings rallies are happening today in every state across the country. Together, we’re holding this authoritarian president and hi…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Billionaires don’t rule us. This Saturday, resist

The No Kings rallies are this Saturday. Stand up to Trump’s assault on democracy and tax fairness. RSVP now or chip in if you can’t be there. John, Donald Trump has put much of his blueprint for authoritarian rule into place. He is targeting immigrants, sabotaging public service…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM

RE: Trump gave the rich a raise and workers the axe

The shutdown just sent thousands of federal workers home. Their paychecks are gone, but billionaire tax breaks are permanent. John, This week, as a result of Trump’s GOP government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers missed a paycheck. The Trump administration res…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM

Trump gave the rich a raise and workers the axe

The shutdown just sent thousands of federal workers home. Their paychecks are gone, but billionaire tax breaks are permanent. John, The Trump administration is handing out new tax breaks to billionaires, even as federal workers are going without pay. Since Trump and Republican…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Universal child care is possible

New Mexico just became the first state to guarantee universal child care. Now it’s time for every governor to follow. John, Even as work in Congress has ground to a halt amidst the Republican shutdown, states are showing how they can act to lower costs for working families. New…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM

RE: Trump’s billionaire takeover ends with us

On October 18, millions of Americans will gather nationwide to stand up to Trump’s authoritarianism and the billionaire takeover of our democracy. Will you join us? John, We are less than a week away from the No Kings rallies on October 18, a nationwide call to defend democracy …
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Trump’s billionaire takeover ends with us

On October 18, millions of Americans will gather nationwide to stand up to Trump’s authoritarianism and the billionaire takeover of our democracy. Will you join us? John, On October 18, Americans across all 50 states will rally for No Kings: A National Day of Action for Democrac…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM

RE: Our Senators need to hear from us right now.

Democrats need to know that when they fight for a funding bill that puts everyday people before billionaires, we have their backs. John, Majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents say Congress should extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits to help millions of America…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Call the Save Healthcare Hotline now to demand Congress negotiate a bipartisan government funding bill that puts healthcare over billionaires

Democrats need to know that when they fight for a funding bill that puts everyday people before billionaires, we have their backs. John, In the midst of Donald Trump’s GOP government shutdown, Republicans are getting pressure from the White House not to negotiate with Democrats.…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM

RE: Trump’s IRS takeover must be investigated

The Trump administration just put a political ally in charge of the IRS without Senate approval. The Senate Finance Committee must hold hearings now. John, The Internal Revenue Service now has a “CEO.” That title and job has never existed in American history.[1] It was created o…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Trump’s IRS takeover must be investigated

The Trump administration just put a political ally in charge of the IRS without Senate approval. The Senate Finance Committee must hold hearings now. John, The Trump administration has quietly created a new position at the IRS that does not exist in law.[1] Treasury Secretary Sc…
  John Foti · [email protected]
October 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM

RE: Republicans’ shutdown puts billionaires first and working families last

Republicans are driving the country into a shutdown to protect $4.5 trillion in tax breaks, mostly for the rich and corporations, while cutting healthcare and essential services for millions. John, The government shutdown now gripping the country is not an accident. It is the pr…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Republicans’ shutdown puts billionaires first and working families last

Republicans are driving the country into a shutdown to protect $4.5 trillion in tax breaks, mostly for the rich and corporations, while cutting healthcare and essential services for millions. John, The government shutdown crisis was manufactured by Donald Trump and Republicans i…
  David Kass · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Hakeem Jeffries: “House Democrats are here in the Capitol reporting for duty. Republicans are on vacation”

Philippa Pham Hughes, a cancer survivor who has already received a letter from her insurance company about the January 1st premium increase, told us. John, Last night at midnight, after weeks of refusing to negotiate in good faith, the billionaire-backed GOP majority in Congress…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Health premiums double, Medicare cut, government closed

The House passed Trump’s shutdown bill. The Senate must reject it. John, The government shuts down at midnight tonight because House Republicans chose to pass a partisan funding bill that protects billionaires and abandons families, and then left town, refusing to negotiate. The…
  Rashida Tlaib via Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM

This is how we rein in out of control CEO pay

Coca-Cola’s CEO made 1,980 times that of their average worker who makes $14,144 a year. John, Greedy corporations and their CEOs have never had it so good. They’re price gouging consumers while CEOs are making 290 times that of their average worker. To put this in context, the …
  Pablo Willis · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM

RE: Billionaires stole trillions from our communities

Most of the billionaires’ $7.6 trillion in wealth has never been taxed. We are fighting on the state and federal levels to close this rigged loophole. John, Our new analysis reveals the extent of billionaire tax dodging in America. Billionaires have amassed $7.6 trillion in weal…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Billionaires stole trillions from our communities

Most of the billionaires’ $7.6 trillion in wealth has never been taxed. We are fighting on the state and federal levels to close this rigged loophole. John, America’s billionaires have accumulated $7.6 trillion in wealth. According to a new Americans for Tax Fairness report, mor…
  John Foti · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM

RE: Billionaires are terrified of this surtax spreading

States nationwide are staring down brutal budget cuts. Massachusetts showed that taxing millionaires is the solution. John, Governors across the nation are warning of massive budget shortfalls as federal funds dry up. Services that keep families healthy, feed children, and maint…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Billionaires are terrified of this surtax spreading

States nationwide are staring down brutal budget cuts. Massachusetts showed that taxing millionaires is the solution. John, Massachusetts just delivered proof that taxing the rich works. Their Millionaires’ Surtax, a 4% surtax on income over $1 million, raised nearly $3 billion …
  John Foti · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Gig workers pay more in taxes while DoorDash profits

DoorDash is lobbying for a bill that locks in worker exploitation while shifting payroll tax costs onto drivers. John, DoorDash is lobbying Congress to pass H.R. 1319, the so-called Modern Worker Empowerment Act. This bill would let companies classify millions of workers as inde…
  John Foti · [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM

RE: The billionaire loophole is bleeding America dry

The Billionaires Income Tax targets fewer than 1,000 ultra-rich households, raises $557 billion, and ends the billionaire tax scam once and for all. John, Billionaires don’t just hoard their wealth. They weaponize it. They use untaxed billions to buy elections, rewrite the rules…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Billionaires have been running the biggest tax scam in America

The Billionaires Income Tax targets fewer than 1,000 ultra-rich households, raises $557 billion, and ends the billionaire tax scam once and for all. John, Billionaires have been running the biggest tax scam in America. For decades, the richest 0.01% have been allowed to hoard a…
  John Foti · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM

RE: They dodged taxes for decades. Now Congress must act.

The Billionaires Income Tax will end the scam that lets America’s richest families pay lower rates than teachers, nurses, and firefighters. John, America's wealthiest families have gamed the system for decades, growing richer and more powerful without paying taxes on most of the…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM

Help end the "buy, borrow, die" scam that lets the ultra-wealthy dodge taxes

The Billionaires Income Tax will end the scam that lets America’s richest families pay lower rates than teachers, nurses, and firefighters. John, America’s richest families don’t pay their fair share, and they haven’t for decades. While working people pay taxes on every paycheck…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM

End the billionaire tax loopholes

The Equal Tax Act would finally make billionaires and wealthy investors pay the same tax rates as working people. John, Through special loopholes and tax code preferences, the ultra-rich are allowed to pay lower tax rates on investment income than workers pay on wages. The Equal…
  Pablo Willis · [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM

RE: Billionaire NFL owners get tax breaks. Fans get the bill

NFL owners are raking in tax breaks while fans get stuck with higher prices. Tell Commissioner Goodell it’s time to put fans first. John, The second weekend of the NFL season is here, and fans across the country are facing higher prices just to enjoy the game. Tickets cost more.…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM

Billionaire NFL owners get tax breaks. Fans get the bill

NFL owners are raking in tax breaks while fans get stuck with higher prices. Tell Commissioner Goodell it’s time to put fans first. John, The NFL season is only in its second week, but fans have already seen the price hikes. Tickets are more expensive. Concessions cost more. Str…
  Pablo Willis · [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM

RE: Trump wrote them a check. You got the bill.

Our new report exposes how Trump’s tax law helped billionaire NFL owners dodge taxes while fans pay more for everything. John, Football season is underway, and guess who’s profiting at your expense: billionaire NFL owners. In our new report, Flag On The Play: NFL Owners Get Bon…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Trump wrote them a check. You got the bill.

Our new report exposes how Trump’s tax law helped billionaire NFL owners dodge taxes while fans pay more for everything. John, NFL owners are political powerbrokers with entire legal and lobbying operations built to protect their fortunes and rig the rules in their favor. They l…
  John Foti · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM

RE: Congress is trying to dismantle the IRS from within

Both House and Senate bills include devastating IRS cuts that will hurt working families and let billionaires off the hook. John, Congress is moving forward with spending bills that slash IRS funding. The House bill cuts the IRS budget by a record 23%, while the Senate bill quie…
  David Kass · [email protected]
September 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM

The Senate is seeking to quietly cut $11.7B from the IRS

Both House and Senate bills include devastating IRS cuts that will hurt working families and let billionaires off the hook. John, The House just moved forward on a bill that would slash the IRS budget by 23%, the steepest cut in history.[1] At the same time, the Senate quietly t…
  John Foti · [email protected]
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM

RE: Demand Congress stop protecting Epstein’s billionaire allies

Speaker Johnson shut down Congress to protect Epstein’s network. Now they’re back and still refusing to vote. John, Congress is back from August recess, but Speaker Mike Johnson is still blocking a vote on the Epstein files. Back in July, Johnson adjourned Congress early in an …