TAX SCAM SHAM. PEOPLE'S ACTION.

From Protest to Power

The House of Representatives passed the GOP Tax Scam by 24 votes. The Senate could vote as early as tonight. We are fighting the tax scam by jamming their phone lines to demand our Members of Congress vote no. Keep the heat on by calling your Senators now. 

The rich and big corporations are about to get what President Donald Trump called “a big beautiful Christmas present.” GOP politicians have sold their souls to pay back their billionaire donors. Wall Street is about to have a party at our expense even though two thirds of people know that the tax scam will help the rich instead of working and middle class families and the poor.

There must be a political price to pay for the tax scam. If we can’t change the minds of GOP Members of Congress, then it’s time to change who is in office. 

...Our movement politics program is training and supporting hundreds of grassroots leaders to run for Congress and state offices. They will be running on a shared platform that moves from protest to power.

We call this a tax scam because the vast majority of tax cuts go to the wealthiest people and corporations. Meager tax cuts for working and middle class families will expire in 2025. The tax scam will starve the government and soon the GOP will come for your Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. It will drive 13 million from their health care plans.

This is a disaster from top to bottom. The tax scam pays for corporate tax cuts by increasing individual income taxes on poor and middle-class Americans in the long run.

...Help us prepare bold progressives to run for office in 2018. We ended the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, and we will end the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy too.

Demand Congress reinstate DACA. U.S. SENATOR ED MARKEY.

Republican leaders in Congress don't think reinstating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is important. Senator McConnell said: "There is no crisis. There's no emergency." Speaker Paul Ryan said: "The deadline is March... We've got other deadlines in front of that." And while they sit in their offices, worrying about other things, an estimated 122 DREAMers lose their DACA protections every day. I think that's important. I think the nearly 800,000 DREAMers in this country, and their families, would say it's important, too. ...demand that Republicans in Congress get moving and restore DACA. Thank you. Ed

REMEMBER THIS: Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Repealing and Replacing the Affordable Care Act: THE GOP SENATE REVEALS ITS INTENT- MORE GREED, DECEPTION, AND PRIVILEGE.

THE ARTICLE BELOW WAS PUBLISHED ON 6/28/2017, AND DEALT WITH THE ATTEMPTS BY REPUBLICANS TO ELIMINATE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.* 

THE QUESTION IS THIS: IN PRACTICAL TERMS, HOW ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BETTER SERVED BY THE NEW TAX ACT? 

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YES, I KNOW THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WITHDREW THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE

A VOTE COULD BE TAKEN, BUT DON'T BE SUPRISED IF THE NEW "WORDING" IS JUST
"REPACKAGING" THE SAME MATERIAL YOU SEE BELOW.

The following is taken from excerpts contained in the NPR ARTICLE:  "GOP Senate Bill Would Cut Health Care Coverage By 22 Million", Written by SCOTT HORSELY.

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Congressional forecasters say a Senate bill that aims to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026. That's only slightly fewer uninsured than a VERSION PASSED IN THE HOUSE .
Monday's report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office could give moderate senators concerned about health care coverage pause. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was quick to register her opposition to the bill.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell wants a vote on the bill this week, before senators head home for the July Fourth recess. With Senate Democrats united in opposition, Republicans can afford to lose only two votes on their side and still pass the bill.
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THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE BRINGS US TO THE FIRST IMPORTANT  POINT.
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According to the CBO, the Senate bill does reduce the deficit by $321 billion over the next 10 years, which $202 billion more than the House version that passed last month. Although people buying insurance in the individual market would see lower premiums in many cases, the policies would cover less, and out-of-pocket costs would be higher.

The Senate bill would cut hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes over the coming decade, with most of the savings going to those at the top of the income ladder. At the same time, it would phase out the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, while offering less generous subsidies to those who purchase health insurance on the individual market. That combination is expected to reduce the number of people with insurance coverage by 15 million in 2018 and 22 million by 2026.

The CBO says low-income Americans in their 50s and early 60s would be disproportionately likely to lose their health care coverage under the Senate bill.

"Despite being eligible for premium tax credits, few low-income people would purchase any plan," the CBO said.
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What should we take from this?
Well the GOP are hoping that you pay attention to the "Reduce the Deficit" by 321 billion over the next ten years, and ignore everything else. For example, Do You see the line:

"The Senate bill would cut hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes over the coming decade, with most of the savings going to those 'at the top of the income ladder.".Well,This is an action that would increase the deficit, not lower it.

Tax Breaks/ Cutting Taxes are ways that allow the Individual or Business to keep more money, by owing less to the Government. Naturally, revenue from this area would be decreased, so the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE LESS TO SPEND.

To make up for this loss of revenue, and still shrink the deficit, the following must happen:
NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE MUST BE FOUND, OR CURRENT SOURCES MUST BE MADE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE...
...AND/OR...
...GOVERNMENT SPENDING MUST BE DECREASED ENOUGH TO OFFSET THE MASSIVE LOSS OF REVENUE, SO CUTS MUST BE MADE.
IT APPEARS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE THE HEALTH OF ITS CITIZENS TO MEET THIS NEED.

*AT THIS TIME 3 REPUBLICAN SENATORS VOTED AGAINST REPEALING IT, SO IT WAS THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS PART OF THE GOP ACTUALLY CARED ABOUT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. AS WE KNOW NOW, THE ANSWER IS NO.

THE NEW TAX PLAN: PREDICTING THE FUTURE? LEARN FROM THE PAST.

Let us consider the following;

If a MEMBER OF EITHER THE HOUSE OR SENATE represents a STATE THAT;

-  HAS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE POVERTY RATE.

-  SETS A MINIMUM WAGE BELOW THE FEDERAL STANDARD.

-  IS RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT A UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN THAT
WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS.

-  HAS A LOW REGARD FOR EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THE SCIENCES.

-  DOES NOT EMPHASIZE PROTECTIONS FOR THE EMPLOYEE, BUT LEAVES
THAT TO THE WHIMS OF THE EMPLOYER.

- TRIES TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE ACCORDING TO THE FAITH AND 
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THOSE IN POWER.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT SUCH A POLITICIAN? 

NOW, SUPPOSE THAT MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAS SERVED FOR YEARS,
AND THROUGH "SENIORITY" HAS GAINED POWER OVER OTHER MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS, INFLUENCING OR PREVENTING LEGISLATION THAT OTHERS
THINK NECESSARY.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT THAT POLITICIAN?

NOW, AS WE LOOK BACK OVER THIS POLITICIANS CAREER, WE SEE THAT
THE PEOPLE REPRESENTED BY THIS MEMBER OF CONGRESS ARE NOT
MUCH BETTER OFF, (STANDARD OF LIVING, HEALTH, EDUCATION.), THAN 
THEY WERE BEFORE THIS "PUBLIC SERVANT" CAME TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
FURTHER, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PUBLIC RECORD, IT SEEMS THAT LITTLE
WAS DONE, PROPOSED, OR SUPPORTED BY THIS ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT 
WOULD ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMS OF THE CONSTITUENCY.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT THAT POLITICIAN?

NOW WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF THAT POLITICIAN WAS GIVEN THE 
POWER TO INFLUENCE THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, FREE
TO USE THEIR EXPERTISE FOR THE "GOOD" OF ALL.

WELL...

...WHY DON'T WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WHO AUTHORED THE NEW 
REPUBLICAN "TAX PLAN", AND SEE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF DETERMINING 
THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE U.S...