“No one has a monopoly on what it means to be an American” Michelle out here preaching today!

Also, a good reminder to reach out to state and local elected officials, too, because they are making laws right down the street from you. Reach out to them today.

Brakeyshia R. Samms (she/her) Exactly!!

Single parents have become a target for higher tax bills. A widely accepted idea circulating on the right is to raise income taxes on single parents. More than 80% of single parents are women, and a disproportionate share are people of color. thehill.com/opinion/financ…

#TaxTwitter Republicans want to make being a single parent more expensive by eliminating Head of Household filing status ⁦The Hill⁩ ⁦Tax Notes⁩ ⁦Tax Policy Center⁩ ⁦Jennifer Taub⁩ ⁦Kelly Phillips Erb⁩ ⁦Women In Tax⁩ ⁦ITEP⁩ thehill.com/opinion/financ…

Ronald Reagan: A very beloved president who should be overshadowed by his lies & deceit to Americans. His policies contributed to the conservative movement that has erased & prevented actual progress in the country he claimed to love. We can’t let his cronies do it again in 2024.

lived in dc for 7 years and never had a bad meal. if you can't find a good place to eat, that's entirely a skill issue

gay person: i’m gay straight person: i’m straight bisexual person: i’m bisexual person who’s from any suburb of Dallas: i’m from Dallas

if your bathroom look like this you don't need to worry about the capital gains tax

As I’ve researched and read more about property taxes and racism, land theft is a subject — though often presented as an aside — that keeps coming up! Excited to check out this book. Thanks for sharing Dr. Blain!

It is very telling that JD Vance is waaaaaay more comfortable extemporaneously being a hateful misogynist than he is spontaneously ordering donuts.🤦🏿‍♂️

Any recommended political histories that cover the state-level “tax revolt” in the 1970s/80s? I used a chapter in Edsall & Edsall’s “Chain Reaction” for a seminar a few years ago, but wondered if there were others that go in greater depth on taxpayer bills of rights, specifically

New analysis by ESB expert Bobby Kogan & co-authors Brendan Duke & Jessica Vela reveals that the Trump tax cuts led to record-low federal revenues, falling significantly below pre-tax cut projections, even after adjusting for inflation & economic growth. americanprogress.org/article/the-tr…

The federal income tax, and state taxes, are littered with special treatment toward certain income. No one wants to live in a country where a social worker pays a higher share of their income in taxes than a CEO. Our tax policies on capital gains should reflect that. #TaxTwitter

We celebrated Labor Day this week. And we know: Tax justice is labor justice. Workers of all races live with tax policy that puts them at a disadvantage relative to those with immense wealth & POCs are negatively impacted the most. My take here #TaxTwitter itep.org/power-to-the-p…

Fact checking this meme: Yep, can confirm (a) my apartment is full of these lamps & (b) like 99.994% of taxpayers, I'd not be subject to the proposed billionaire minimum tax. Read this excellent take on the BMT by Elizabeth Pancotti & Michael Linden: firesidestacks.com/p/withholding-…

The idea that “political views” are not directly connected to people and how they treat other people is the true disconnect in American politics.

The House Ways & Means Committee has advanced a bill to create an unprecedented school voucher tax credit designed to funnel more public resources into private K-12 schools. Our analysis shows this tax shelter would overwhelmingly benefit rich people. itep.org/school-voucher…

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The richest 1% of Americans would receive an average tax cut of $45,790 if the 2017 Trump tax law’s temporary provisions are fully extended. Find our updated national and state-by-state estimates of these tax changes here: itep.org/trump-tax-law-…