Long story short: tell your Congressfolk to reject any attempt to extend tax cuts for the rich and to pass the Clean Slate Act so good Americans can get back on their feet after paying their debt to society. Use the tools in the upper right-hand corner of this page (or, if you're on a cellphone, the bottom of this page) to find your Congressfolk's phone numbers and/or use the email/petition tools in the following paragraphs.
Americans for Tax Fairness helps you tell your Congressfolk to reject any attempt to renew the President-elect's infamous tax-cuts-for-the-rich-and-corporations law. It used to be hard to get rich! That's because we taxed millionaire income at 91%, so the rich couldn't compound their power without end! During the New Deal era we had one billionaire; now we have hundreds, and none of them contribute a damn thing of value to this world. Meanwhile health care workers and first responders and store clerks and baristas – not to mention scientists, philosophers, and artists – all go hungry, and our nation becomes so sick, immoral, and decadent we elect an overt fascist to the Presidency. Tax the rich like we used to and we stop all of that dead.
Civic Shout helps you tell your Congressfolk to pass the Clean Slate Act, which would seal federal records for criminal case dismissals and acquittals and – most importantly! – convictions for nonviolent offenses, so the good Americans who've paid the debt they owe to society can get on with their lives and contribute to civilization again. Also, if these folks can get on with their lives, they'll be less likely to go back to jail, though our private prison-loving President-elect might not see that as a good thing. I've long tried to turn law-and-order talk on its head – stop detaining drunks and street fighters and drug-users indefinitely, and start putting real sociopaths like polluters and pension-raiders in jail. The Clean Slate Act will contribute toward that worthy end, so we should support it.
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