Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Donald Trump and congressional Republicans want to use this national emergency to push through even more tax breaks for the rich and corporations under the guise of an economic stimulus package for working people.

A payroll tax cut will do little to ease economic insecurity during this national health crisis. Tell Congress: “Don’t use the coronavirus national health emergency to push through even more tax breaks for the rich and corporations, or a payroll tax cut that will provide litt…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Coronavirus Update: Trump’s plan includes cutting taxes for the rich and corporations

John, What’s the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus? One idea they’re floating is to cut taxes for the rich and corporations.[1] I’m not even kidding. It appears that Trump and his cronies are more interested in protecting millionaires, billionaires and Wall Street…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

March 3, 2020 at 3:31 PM

VOTE: ATF is on the ballot

John, Today, whether you’re in a Super Tuesday state or not, you can vote for Americans for Tax Fairness! That’s because ATF has been selected by our good friends at CREDO to compete for a big share of $150,000 in funding. Here’s what you need to do: Go to ATF’s page at credodona…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 2:01 PM

We love Leap Day!

Just a few years ago, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton proposed generating $1.4 trillion in new tax revenue over 10 years. John, Donald Trump’s agenda seeks to enrich his fellow millionaires and billionaires on the backs of working people. Whether it’s his budget …

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 4:23 PM

SIGN NOW: We don’t need another taxpayer-funded investment in billionaires and luxury real estate.

It’s an outrage that Trump’s tax law is benefiting billionaire investors and not the disadvantaged communities it’s meant to support >>> John, Did you know that the biggest beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s Opportunity Zones aren’t people in low-income communities? It’s th…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM

SIGN NOW: We don’t need another taxpayer-funded investment in billionaires and luxury real estate.

We need safeguards to ensure that our tax dollars aren’t, once again, being used as a handout to billionaires. Tell Congress: “There are significant loopholes in the Opportunity Zones law that are allowing wealthy investors to game the system and benefit at the expense of the…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 22, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Trump wants to balloon his tax giveaway for the rich from $1.9 trillion to $3.1 trillion! (on the backs of seniors and low-income families)

TAKE ACTION: Fight back against Trump’s budget that doubles down on tax cuts for the rich while slashing services for the rest of us. John, The legendary character Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. So, let’s call Donald Trump’s latest budget the anti-Robin Hood …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Fight Trump’s war on seniors, people with disabilities and low-income families.

Trump has proposed $4.4 trillion in cuts to services that seniors and working families depend on. Tell Congress: "Reject President Trump's choice to make the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans permanent while taking away medical care, housing, education, food and income se…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 18, 2020 at 7:29 PM

How do we pay to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure? I bet you’ve got a pretty good guess.

While all Americans will benefit from this investment, those that will benefit the most are the nation’s wealthiest households. John, Did you know that there are 47,000 structurally deficient bridges in the US that will cost $171 billion to repair?[1] Well, now House Democrats ha…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 7:32 PM

How do we pay to repair our country’s crumbling infrastructure? I bet you’ve got a pretty good guess.

The Millionaires Surtax will raise about $635 billion from the nation’s richest 0.2% of households. Tell Congress: "We can afford a major investment in our country’s infrastructure when the wealthy and corporations start paying their fair share. Use the Millionaires Surtax, w…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 2:15 PM

While all Americans will benefit from this investment, those that will benefit the most are the nation’s wealthiest households.

The Millionaires Surtax will raise about $635 billion from the nation’s richest 0.2% of households. Tell Congress: "We can afford a major investment in our country’s infrastructure when the wealthy and corporations start paying their fair share. Use the Millionaires Surtax, w…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 3:58 PM

RE: Trump has proposed $4.4 trillion in cuts to services that seniors and working families depend on:

Trump’s budget doubles down on tax cuts for the rich while slashing services for the rest of us. John, Donald Trump has proposed an austerity budget that slashes trillions of dollars of critical services for working families to pay for his tax scam for the rich and corporations. A…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 6:56 PM

Trump wants to balloon his tax giveaway for the rich from $1.9 trillion to $3.1 trillion! (on the backs of working families)

For the fourth year in a row, Donald Trump’s budget will take from working families in order to give to the wealthy. John, For the fourth year in a row, Donald Trump’s budget will take from working families in order to give to the wealthy. Trump’s latest budget proposes the fo…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Trickle-down economics “has a success rate of exactly zero.”

In 2020, it’s up to us to change the political tide and educate the American people about the failures of the Trump-GOP tax cuts. John, Did you catch Paul Krugman on Late Night with Seth Meyers? Krugman eviscerates trickle-down economics, saying that it “has a success rate of ex…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 4:42 PM

While we were watching the impeachment hearing....

Democrats have unveiled a $760 billion infrastructure plan with a focus on addressing climate change. John, This week, while the headlines have been focused on the impeachment hearing in the Senate, there was another kind of activity going on in the U.S. House. Democrats unveile…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

January 29, 2020 at 5:15 PM

RE: TAKE ACTION: Demand the tax returns of Donald Trump and all candidates for president

Three billionaires. One set of tax returns. John, The American people have a right to know if the sitting president and candidates for president have any financial conflicts of interest―foreign or domestic―and if they’re paying their fair share of taxes. Right now, we have three…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Three billionaires. One set of tax returns.

The American people have a right to know if the sitting president and candidates for president have any financial conflicts of interest―foreign or domestic―and if they’re paying their fair share of taxes. Tell Congress: "For over three years, Donald Trump has refused to relea…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 24, 2020 at 5:28 PM

RE: SIGN NOW: Stop Donald Trump’s attempt to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Together, we’re fighting GOP attempts to cut our earned benefits to pay for tax cuts for the rich. John, Donald Trump made one thing crystal clear this week: If he is re-elected in November, he’s coming after Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid―just to pay for his tax scam for…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Donald Trump’s new attack on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Together, we’re fighting GOP attempts to cut our earned benefits to pay for tax cuts for the rich. John, In an interview with CNBC, Donald Trump just said that he plans to cut our earned benefits “toward the end of the year.”[1] Ever since he signed his tax scam into law, he and…

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  Frank Clemente via Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 2:34 PM

If Trump and his GOP enablers are successful on Election Day 2020....

Thankfully, we have a roadmap to win! John, We just learned that between 2018 and 2019, Donald Trump’s tax scam handed a $32 billion windfall to America’s six wealthiest banks―including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.[1]…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 18, 2020 at 2:01 PM

The American people are fed up with a rigged economy and tax system that punishes working families.

Together, we’re demanding that politicians in Washington stand with the American people, not the millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street. John, Moderates. Progressives. There are certainly degrees of scale. But they’re all listening to you, John. In 2016, Hillary Clinton pr…

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 2:34 PM

New Chart: Which 2020 presidential candidates have tax plans bolder than Hillary Clinton’s from 2016?

Gone are the days of moderate Democrats proposing weak tax and investment plans. John, You’ve completely reshaped the landscape over what is politically possible. Gone are the days of moderate Democrats proposing weak tax and investment plans. 2020 is a time of bold ideas. And you…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 5:44 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: Our next president must urgently address economic inequality

SIGN NOW: Tell Democrats to end a rigged tax system; invest in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and so much more! John, Voting starts next month! And tonight the Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage for the final debate before the first-in-the-nation Iowa cau…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 5:04 PM

SIGN NOW: Tell Democrats to end a rigged tax system; invest in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and so much more!

Tomorrow night is the final Democratic presidential debate before next month’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus. Tell Congress: "We demand that the next president urgently address economic inequality by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share of taxes and use…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 11, 2020 at 2:51 PM

After 40 years of Republican tax cuts for the rich and tepid interventions by Democrats, truly progressive platforms have arrived.

The candidates and their Democratic colleagues in Congress have finally and fully rejected trickle-down economics and budget austerity in favor of bold progressive tax and spending visions. Thanks to your funding we were able to place an opinion piece here and below, which origin…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 6:55 PM

Yet another example of a rigged tax system >>>

Instead of funding the ACA’s expansion, Congress gave greedy health industry executives everything they wanted. John, As one of Congress’ last acts of 2019, they passed two major tax cuts that handed over $176 billion to hugely profitable health industry corporations. The two ta…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Congress continues to bow down to health care corporations:

Instead of funding the ACA’s expansion, Congress gave greedy health industry executives everything they wanted. John, As one of Congress’ last acts of 2019, they passed two major tax cuts that handed over $176 billion to hugely profitable health industry corporations. The two ta…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

January 6, 2020 at 6:08 PM

The Trump tax cut has amounted to nothing but broken promises for the middle class

Our opinion piece here and below originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times on January 1, 2020 on the second anniversary of when the Trump tax cuts took effect. John, President Trump’s radical Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2018, has now been around long enou…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 6:08 PM

Trump plans to double-down in 2020 >>>

Together, we must mobilize progressives behind our Fair Share Taxes agenda. John, From the race for the White House to the contests for the U.S. House and Senate, Democratic candidates are putting forward progressive tax reform plans that make the rich and corporations pay their …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 4:41 PM

Together, we can steamroll the Washington corporate lobby in 2020:

We’re your voice in Washington, fighting for a Fair Share Tax System where the rich and corporations pay their fair share. John, You deserve a Fair Share Tax System where the rich and corporations pay their fair share. But right now, Wall Street and big business are buying our …

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  Margarida Jorge & Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM

Big Pharma’s scheme: Lobbying and donations buy power

While Big Pharma fails to pay their fair share in taxes to fill public coffers, they’re happy to empty them. Our opinion piece here and below originally appeared in USA Today on December 16, 2019. John, [This month’s] House vote to rein in skyrocketing prescription drug prices w…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 6:50 PM

Tell Congress: Reject any new Trump tax scam

It’s clear that the Trump-GOP tax scam is not benefiting working people. Tell Congress: “Oppose any new Trump tax proposal and repeal the Trump tax scam that only benefits corporations and the wealthy.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Two years ago this week, Donald Tru…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 3:55 PM

John, you play a critical role in demanding a Fair Share Tax System

This is how we strengthen our movement heading into 2020: John, As 2019 and this decade draw to a close, I wanted to thank you so much for your support of Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund this past year and since our founding almost eight years ago. Whether it’s through yo…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 4:08 PM

Tell Congress: Reject tax breaks for wealthy corporations. Instead, invest in low- and middle-income families.

Take action today before Congress votes next week! Tell Congress: “Instead of giving more tax breaks to wealthy corporations, we demand the government funding bill being voted on next week invest in working family tax credits.” ADD YOUR NAME John, Congress …

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  Andrea Haverdink · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 2:03 PM

New report detailing the failure of the Trump-GOP tax scam >>>

By a wide 2 to 1 margin, voters support candidates for Congress who want to repeal the 2017 tax scam. John, At a time of staggering wealth inequality, the rich and corporations don’t need more tax cuts. But that’s exactly what they’ve gotten from Donald Trump and congressional Re…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 11, 2019 at 2:54 PM

New report detailing the failure of the Trump-GOP tax scam >>>

By a wide 2 to 1 margin, voters support candidates for Congress who want to repeal the 2017 tax scam. Tell Congress: “After two years, the evidence is in. Donald Trump’s tax scam has not created more jobs or increased wages at a faster rate compared with President Obama. Inst…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 9, 2019 at 9:53 PM

SIGN NOW: Critical first step toward reining in Big Pharma’s greed

Drug corporations are using record profits to enrich CEOs and wealthy shareholders. Tell Congress: “Pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act being voted on this week to rein in Big Pharma’s greed and protect the American people from runaway pharmaceutical price-gouging. Then repeal …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 3:54 PM

Donald Trump is preparing an election year tax scam. We must remind voters about Trump’s broken promises.

Protest the Trump-GOP tax scam! Demand Congress repeal tax cuts for the rich and corporations: John, Two years ago this month Donald Trump and his minions in Congress rammed through a tax scam that is costing $2 trillion, delivering most of these goodies to corporations and the w…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

November 27, 2019 at 4:22 PM

Here’s your cheat sheet on refuting right-wing talking points at Thanksgiving dinner:

Click here to read all six ways to refute right-wing talking points at Thanksgiving dinner. John, The other day, I was speaking with my neighbor who said that while she didn’t like Donald Trump, she thought he’d “done some good things, too.” That got me thinking. With Thanksgivi…

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

November 23, 2019 at 2:24 PM

Tax dodger FedEx paid $0 in taxes on $4.6 billion in profits. Please read >>>

Instead, they’ve used their tax refunds to shower their wealthy shareholders with new-found riches. John, Billionaire Fred Smith, founder and chairman of FedEx, lobbied hard in 2017 (along with another 7,000 corporate lobbyists) to slash the taxes paid by big corporations. And bo…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 12:03 AM

Tax dodger FedEx paid $0 in taxes on $4.6 billion in profits. Please read >>>

Instead, they’ve used their tax refunds to shower their wealthy shareholders with new-found riches. John, Who’s benefiting from Trump’s $1.9 trillion tax scam for the rich and corporations? It’s not working families…. This week, the New York Times broke the following story: N…

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  Mark Rickling · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 4:29 PM

Tell your members of Congress: Become a co-sponsor of the Millionaires Surtax!

Write to your members of Congress and urge them to become a co-sponsor of the Millionaires Surtax. John, In order to make new investments in healthcare, education, housing, childcare, infrastructure, clean renewable energy and more, we need a Fair Share Tax system where the wealt…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

November 18, 2019 at 4:24 PM

Tell your members of Congress: Become a co-sponsor of the Millionaires Surtax!

Write to your members of Congress and urge them to become a co-sponsor of the Millionaires Surtax. Tell Congress: "Become a co-sponsor of the Millionaires Surtax to begin to make the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes so we can fund new investments in healthcare, education…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

November 12, 2019 at 7:27 PM

Trump’s children forced to undergo compulsory training to avoid continued illegal activity:

Together, we’re fighting to hold this president accountable to the American people. John, Another one of Trump’s scams just caught up with him. I’m not talking about the Trump-GOP tax scam or even his $25 million settlement for Trump University’s defrauding of its students.[1] T…

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  Mark Rickling · [email protected]

November 9, 2019 at 1:35 PM

RE: SIGN NOW: Pass the Millionaires Surtax to begin creating an economy that works for all of us!

Tell Congress: We need a Fair Share Tax System. We need the Millionaires Surtax! John, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have tried time and again to sell their tax scam to the American people. But the reality is―by a large margin―voters want a Fair Share Tax System that…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

November 7, 2019 at 8:32 PM

SIGN NOW: Pass the Millionaires Surtax to begin creating an economy that works for all of us!

This bill is supported by 73% of voters! Tell Congress: "Pass the Millionaires Surtax that would apply a new 10% tax on the richest 0.2% of Americans. When passed, the Millionaires Surtax would raise $635 billion in additional revenue over 10 years that can be used to invest …

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  Craig Johnson · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 7:48 PM

RE: SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to follow the money and determine the extent to which Trump is profiting off of his presidency

Is Donald Trump profiting off of his presidency? It certainly appears so >>> John, Congress’ oversight of the Executive Branch is an essential part of our system of checks and balances. That includes a full accounting of how Trump and his family are profiting off of hi…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

November 5, 2019 at 6:23 PM

SIGN NOW: Tell Congress to follow the money and determine the extent to which Trump is profiting off of his presidency

Congress has the right to subpoena Trump’s financial records. Tell Congress: "In the wake of the federal court ruling in the Mazars USA case, which reaffirmed Congress’ power to investigate the executive branch, we urge Congress to intensify its investigations into the presid…

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

October 31, 2019 at 7:06 PM

We’re living with the consequences of the Trump-GOP Tax Cuts for the rich >>>

Rep. Gomez’s bill would only affect the richest 0.2%, yet would still raise $330 billion over the next 10 years. John, Last week, news broke that our nation’s deficit soared to the highest level it’s been in seven years (when our country was consciously deficit spending to climb …

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  Frank Clemente · [email protected]

October 30, 2019 at 12:51 PM

TAKE ACTION: Tell the Senate to hold the rich and powerful to account

Experts consider this bill the single most important change Congress could make. Tell Congress: "Pass the bipartisan ILLICIT CASH Act to stop the rich and powerful from using faceless shell companies to launder money, dodge taxes and threaten our national security." J…

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