Meredith Dodson
@dodsonadvocate
Public policy @Voice4HumanNeed. 24 yrs at @RESULTS_Tweets. Juggling parenting 2 great kiddos, hiking, dancing (Zumba and BollywoodFit), & guac. Tweets = my own
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http://www.chn.org 14-02-2011 20:08:11
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NEW: A report from ColorOfChange and Better IRS is raising the alarm on how Intuit and H&R Block are exploiting low-income taxpayers in neighborhoods where many residents are eligible for free tax filing services.
Portia Allen-Kyle in Inequality.org: inequality.org/research/irs-d…
The last message in Salaam Bhatti's great thread -- over 55k emails to Congress on the #AffordableConnectivity program via Coalition on Human Needs online action in the last 1.5 weeks. Let's get @repyvetteclarke's #ACP discharge petition passed ASAP!
Impatience over stalled tax deal grows in Senate thehill.com/business/45974…
#ChildTaxCredit
'It appears to me that the IRS' Direct File effort may be a model of government technology implementation.'
Sen. Michael Bennet on the success of the Inflation Reduction Act-funded program during a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing:
Be part of history next Monday, 4/22.
Join me, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Dana White, Bobby Watts, Diane Yentel, Ann Marie Oliva, Donald Whitehead and 300+ other folks to know that housing, not handcuffs, solves homelessness.
#HousingNotHandcuffs #JohnsonVGrantsPass
Paid leave is a must have for babies and toddlers.
Take action now for #PaidLeave : bit.ly/3FryFQK
Meet a few of the families joining us for #StrollingThunder to tell Congress to #ThinkBabies : bit.ly/2FxyIKM
'Alongside Feeding America, Bread for the World, and other anti-hunger organizations, FRAC sent a letter to the Senate saying, “The #ChildTaxCredit improvements in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act will help families put food on the table.” tucson.com/opinion/column…
Yep, let's keep working on expanding the #ChildTaxCredit !
Tell the Senate to expand the CTC actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t… via Coalition on Human Needs
The day after #TaxDay is also a great time to remember the need to expand the #ChildTaxCredit -- and local advocates have already sent almost 50k emails to Senators urging them to get it done. Join in: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t… via Coalition on Human Needs
New @momsrising National Women's Law Center poll shows the vast majority of voters want to #TaxtheRich to fund care policies like child care, paid leave, and aging and disability care nwlc.org/resource/memo-…
Tax Day is tomorrow, but as child care costs continue to rise Automatic Benefits for Children Coalition advisory board members like Joseph Yusuf say families like his aren't getting the support they need! That's why he says the Senate needs to pass and expanded #CTC now! Story:
n.pr/3xnRDHS
🗣️What do we want? $$$ in care policies that lift all families! 🗣️When do we want them? NOW! MomsRising @MamasconPoder National Women's Law Center Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait @fmlyvalueswork this #TaxDay2024 to tell Congress to #TaxtheRich and use their tax $$$ to fund care policies that lift all families!
For all those politicians who claim to care about deficits, looking for your specific plans to make the wealthy & big corporations pay their fair share by stopping these giveaways & raising more revenue (President Biden has some ideas!) for investments in human needs + your supposed goal
ICYMI: This week we joined Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait and partners rallying together to champion care workers and addressing the need for a full investment into #thecareeconomy . Read the full statement: communitychange.org/page/community…