Leaders from Across the Country Convene in Washington to Launch Fair Share America & Demand Tax Fairness
September 16, 2024
16 months ahead of the 2017 tax law expiration, 200 advocates from 19 states join together to demand that Congress stop cutting taxes for the wealthy and corporations and support progressive taxation
Fair Share America is a groundbreaking, federal and multistate initiative building long-term civic engagement and political power to deliver lasting tax justice
Washington, DC – Tax justice advocates from 19 states and many more congressional districts will convene in Washington this Wednesday, September 18th to deliver a clear message to Congress:
The 2017 tax law was heavily skewed toward the rich and big corporations. 2025 is our opportunity to make the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share.
The September 18th Tax Fairness Fly-in Day is hosted by and coincides with the launch of a revolutionary new organization, Fair Share America, which is uniting hundreds of state and federal partners including labor, educators, care economy, democracy, climate justice movements and more, who see our tax code as a unifying force to build stronger communities.
See our coverage in POLITICO’s Weekly Tax.
Learn more about Fair Share America on our website (https://www.fairshareusa.org/) or by contacting press@fairshareuse.org.
“2025 is our opportunity to make the rich and big corporations pay their fair share of taxes. A new, unified, and well-resourced effort through Fair Share America will help win this fight, including by putting a stake in the ground early – before the election and 16 months before the 2017 Trump tax cuts start to expire, when we meet with members of Congress on September 18th,” said Kristen Crowell, Executive Director of Fair Share America.
In their meetings with Members, advocates will discuss the public’s overwhelming desire to see Congress raise the corporate tax rate, ensure individuals and households making over $400,000 annually pay their fair share, and increase revenue / use revenues raised to finance investments in families, workers, and communities essential to growing the economy.
If you are interested in speaking with a representative from Fair Share America or one of the advocates participating on Sept. 18, please contact press@fairshareuse.org.
The state and national organizations involved in this effort include:
Affordable Virginia, Americans for Tax Fairness, Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, Arizona Center for Empowerment, Better Taxes for a Better America, Caring Across Generations, Center for Popular Democracy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Connecticut For All, Empire State Voices, Fairness for Iowa, Family Values at Work, For the Many NJ, Groundwork Collaborative’s The Payback, Honest Arizona, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Invest in Our New York (IONY), ISAIAH, Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), Make the Road Nevada, MD Economy, Michigan Families for Fair Care, Montana Budget and Policy Center, Montana Women Vote, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Education Association (NEA), National Women’s Law Center, Nebraska For Us, New Jersey Policy Perspective, New Virginia Majority, Opportunity Wisconsin, Our Economy (New Hampshire), Pennsylvania Policy Center, Public Assets (Vermont), Rocky Mountain Values, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), State Revenue Alliance, Tax Fairness for Virginia, The Commonwealth Institute (VA), Unrig Our Economy, Together PA, United for Democracy, We Make Minnesota, West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy.
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Fair Share America supports the movement in the states and nationally to make wealthy individuals and the most profitable corporations pay what they owe so that all of us can thrive. We are a groundbreaking, federal and multistate initiative focused on building long-term civic engagement and political power to deliver lasting tax justice.