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Tax March organizing nationally

Everybody in the neighborhood has been busy cooking maple sap this week so there's not been time for much else. I did take a few minutes to read an article at Common Dreams about Tax March. Here's the article  http://tinyurl.com/y6eat3lu

 Rep. Ocasio Cortez and Sen. Warren have put forth wonderfully bold plans such as the Green New Deal and free college tuition. To pay the bills they've proposed having corporations and the ultra-rich pay the bill. Of course the Trumpians are hollering, "Socialism! Socialism!" 

 It turns out that Americans are just fine with that brand of socialism. They seem to think that the rich have had more then their fair share of the American Pie for too long. Below are some polling results, obtained via the Common Dreams article, that bear that out.

 You can sign up to be part of the virtual -  so far - Tax March at the website below the graphic.

 Tim
Central Minnesota Political

 PS: Anybody want to buy some maple syrup!

On behalf of Tax March and Americans for Tax Fairness, ALG Research recently conducted a nationwide survey on voters’ attitudes towards raising taxes on the rich. The survey included interviews with 1,000 likely 2020 voters, and was conducted online March 15-20th. Below are some key findings from the poll.
  •   Raising taxes on the rich is overwhelmingly supported by voters. Three-out-of-four likely 2020 voters (75%) support raising taxes on the rich. This strong support extends across party lines, with 90% of Democrats, 70% of Independents and 60% of Republicans in favor of higher taxes for the rich.

  •   Raising taxes on the rich is a top priority for voters. Voters rated ”making the rich pay their fair share in taxes” as their third highest priority from a list of ten issues. It was rated a higher priority than options such as “combatting climate change,” “improvingborder security,” “improving education,” and “strengthening our national security.”

  •   There is overwhelming support for raising taxes on those earning $625K a year, and also broad support for an increase on those making $250K. Over three- quarters (77%) support raising taxes on those earning $625,000 a year and nearly two- thirds of voters (63%) support raising taxes on those making $250,000.

  •   Support is especially intense for raising taxes on those with $10 million or more in household wealth and on the richest 1% and 5% . Proposals to raise taxes on those with significant household wealth generated the most support, followed closely by proposals to raise taxes on those in the richest percentiles. More than four-out-of-five voters (83%) support raising taxes on those with $10 million or more in household wealth, including 60% who do so strongly. There is also robust support for raising taxes on the richest 5% (79% total support / 54% strongly support), which is just as popular as raising taxes on the richest 1% (77% total support / 56% strongly support).


https://taxmarch.org

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