9/6/17 - Sen. Blunt's Office Visit

Start: Wednesday, September 06, 201712:00 PM

Trump’s budget proposal slashes funding for virtually all nondefense programs, such as public education, repairing roads and bridges, and protecting the environment. It would make painful cuts to programs that help families maintain basic living standards. It uses bogus math to justify huge tax cuts for the rich. And it breaks Trump’s promise not to cut Social Security.

“Tax Reform” = taking from working families to give massive tax cuts to the rich.
Trump’s tax plan is a giveaway to corporations, at the expense of working families. Corporate profits are at record levels, while workers’ wages have stagnated. Rather than helping those left behind, as the Trump administration claims, the tax plan would reduce the corporate tax rate from 35 to 15 percent. More than half the benefits from this cut would flow to the top 1 percent of households. Contrary to Trump’s rhetoric about bringing jobs back to America, the plan would eliminate taxes on the foreign profits of U.S. corporations, giving them a major incentive to move more jobs and profits offshore.

REMEMBER: CONGRESS—NOT THE PRESIDENT—FUNDS THE GOVERNMENT
Trump’s budget proposal is just that: a proposal. It is non-binding. Congress will ultimately determine which programs are funded and at what levels. And, Members of Congress (MoCs) work for you, so you have the power to shape the outcome here. Considering the unbelievable cuts in this budget proposal, Congress better throw each and every item in the garbage. Donald Trump is hoping that Congress rubber-stamps decimating of critical domestic programs, like Medicaid, nutrition assistance, environmental protection, to fund massive tax cuts for the rich and increases in military spending. Make sure your MoCs are sticking up for you in the budget fight, and not for Trump.


Key Messages for Members of Congress

  • No cuts to entitlements and programs that ensure basic living standards for families.
  • Demand parity between defense and non-defense spending.
  • No funding for a border wall or ramped up internal immigration enforcement.
  • Don’t weaken the future of the U.S. economy—invest in education and research, and support business innovation.
  • No new requirements for tax credits that help working families.
  • Don’t cut or eliminate programs that protect our environment.
  • Demand “revenue-neutral” tax legislation.

For more information and a full tool kit on the Federal Budget, click here.

You can also visit https://www.trumptaxscam.org/ for additional information.

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