Tax March Launches Seven-Figure Campaign to Hold Republicans Accountable for Siding with the Rich Instead of Building Back Better

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — First reported by CNBC, Tax March launched a new seven-figure paid media and ground campaign targeting Republicans in Iowa (Rep. Miller-Meeks), Ohio (Rep. Chabot), Pennsylvania (Rep. Fitzpatrick), Georgia and Nevada along with a million dollar ad buy calling on Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson to support the Build Back Better agenda, and to choose everyday Americans … Read more

Progressive Groups Call Out the Billionaire Space Race, Demand Higher Taxes on Big Corporations and the Rich in Times Square Demonstration

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NEW YORK, NY — Today, progressive groups gathered in Times Square to demand higher taxes on big corporations and the rich, saying the ongoing space race between billionaires, underscores their extreme wealth and shows how the tax code has been rigged in their favor. The Tax The Rich Game Show was hosted by Tax March, Patriotic … Read more

Progressive Groups Tell Trump, Senate Republicans: Hands Off Our Social Security

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tax March and Social Security Works launched mobile billboards in Iowa, Maine, Arizona and North Carolina telling President Trump and Senate Republicans to keep their hands off Social Security. The billboards come in response to the White House’s announcement this week that Republicans will attempt to include payroll tax cuts in the next coronavirus … Read more

Trump Holds Relief for the American People Hostage Over Nonsense Tax Cuts

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Trump declared in a Fox News interview that he would not sign any new coronavirus relief legislation unless it includes payroll tax cuts.  A few weeks ago, Congress passed and implemented the $2 trillion CARES Act, which already provides employers temporary reprieve from payroll, Social Security, and some retirement taxes through the end of … Read more

Tax March Presents: The Dos and Don’ts for the Fourth Coronavirus Relief Package

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Congress moving toward negotiations on a fourth coronavirus relief package, Tax March has released a list of ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ to help ensure that future relief efforts go to average people and families, not big corporations. The last relief package from Congress included a corporate bailout fund that could be leveraged to $4.3 trillion, … Read more

Coronavirus Relief Bill Should Not Include Handout to the Rich, Should Instead Prioritize Families Struggling to Get By

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New York Times reported last night on a proposal floating around Capitol Hill to retroactively repeal the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction as part of a stimulus plan to offer relief from the economic effects of the coronavirus. Repealing the cap would almost exclusively help the richest taxpayers and not … Read more

Coronavirus Relief Bill Should Not Hand Trump and Mnuchin the Keys to a $500 Billion Corporate Slush Fund

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate and White House today announced a joint agreement on a coronavirus relief package based on the proposal from Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans that features, among other provisions, a nearly $500 billion slush fund that would be controlled by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.  Mnuchin, who is best known for making millions off running … Read more

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Brendan Boyle, Congressman Raùl Grijalva,and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Join Tax the Rich Tour in Washington, DC

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WASHINGTON—Today, Tax March was joined by congressional leaders and activists for a press conference as part of the “Tax the Rich bus tour” in the nation’s capital. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Brendan Boyle, Congressman Raùl Grijalva, and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, teamed up with Dana Bye (Tax March), Sister Simone Campbell (NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice and Nuns … Read more