Did you catch the news last week? Wall Street bonuses are up again. [1] The notorious banksters awarded themselves 15% more than last year. But here’s the kicker: that $26.7 billion in bonus money would have been enough to double the wages of every full time employee in the U.S. making the federal minimum.[2] Let’s put the country on a path toward prosperity for all. It gets worse. In weeks, Rep. Paul Ryan will release his 2015 budget. We expect be more attacks on the poor and working classes through cuts, while letting the wealthy and corporations off the hook. We need a bigger, bolder progressive vision that gets us out of this cycle of cuts and puts our country on a path toward long-term sustainable prosperity. Reining in Wall Street is at the center of this plan. If we enact a financial transaction tax we can end Wall Street speculation and generate billions in new revenue. Sign our petition today to tell Congress to Support HR 1579, the Inclusive Prosperity Act. HR 1579 would raise up to $350 billion every year. It’s a dollar figure that would be transformative. How? By implementing a minuscule tax — 0.5% — on Wall Street stock trades and other financial transactions. It’s been called a Financial Speculation Tax, a Wall Street Sales Tax, and the Robin Hood Tax. But whatever you call it, it’s a bigger, bolder progressive vision whose time has come. Sign our petition today to tell your Representative to stand up for the people, not big corporations, and support HR 1579! Onward, Chris, Amanda, Danielle & the rest of the NPA team.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:27:43 +0000
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