Inequality & Tax Policy

RESULTS advocates for tax policies that are grounded in equity and help people move out of poverty. This includes tools like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC), refundable tax credits for low-income working individuals and families.

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Call Now to Stop the House’s Harmful Tax Bill

The next big test of the tax debate comes later today or tomorrow. The House will be voting on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Nov 15th 2017 | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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The House Tax Plan Is Out – Tell Your Members of Congress to Reject It

It's finally here. After weeks of speculation and delay, the House released its new tax proposal. Sadly, the real thing is little improvement over the iterations that came before it.

Nov 03rd 2017 | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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Congress takes one step closer to enacting disastrous tax cuts – Tell them NO

Last night the Senate passed their 2018 budget resolution, which paves the way for $1.5 trillion in unpaid-for tax cuts that benefit millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations.

Oct 20th 2017 | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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Deliver Congress a recess message: NO cuts to basic health and nutrition assistance for tax breaks

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that cuts core anti-poverty programs – SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), Medicaid, and the EITC for working families – while fast-tracking massive tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Congressional leaders want to pass a final budget by the end of the month. With the Senate on recess next week and the House the week after, we need to tell them loud and clear that voters oppose cutting basic assistance to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

Oct 06th 2017 | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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House Vote Tomorrow on Large Cuts to Basic Assistance — Call Congress NOW

Tomorrow in Washington, the House of Representatives will vote on their proposed FY 2018 budget resolution. In this proposal, the House wants to enact huge tax cuts that benefit the wealthy and big corporations and cut basic assistance like SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), to pay for these tax breaks for the wealthy, including “reconciliation instructions” that would fast track cuts to these programs.

Oct 04th 2017 | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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Press Releases

The Hidden Cost of the New Tax Plan

Congress should be looking at how to strengthen – not undermine – our federal anti-poverty programs. Tax policy can be used a force for good, but this new framework will make things worse, not better for millions of families.

Nov 14th 2017 | Inequality & Tax Policy

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Rejecting policy proposals that threaten programs for low-income Americans

Yesterday the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that threatens to slash critical anti-poverty programs while fast-tracking massive tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations.

Oct 06th 2017 | Economic Opportunity | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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White House budget would strip health care, education, and economic opportunity from millions

With its first federal budget proposal, the White House has taken aim at families struggling to put food on the table, kids around the world seeking an education, and millions more people facing poverty. Proposing massive funding cuts to effective anti-poverty programs, the budget jeopardizes the futures of people across the country and around the world. Now Congress takes up the process.

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Budget Blueprint Threatens Millions of Families World Over

It falls to Congress to reject dangerous White House proposal.

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Here is What Speaker Ryan’s Plan to Fight Poverty Should Look Like

In February, House Speaker Paul Ryan formed a Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility to help combat poverty in the United States. As members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are taking interest in addressing poverty, what they decide could make a huge difference in the lives of low-income Americans – for better or for worse.

Apr 11th 2016 | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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Congress Makes Permanent Crucial Provisions of Pro-Work Tax Credits

Today Congress made permanent critical provisions of pro-work tax credits that lift millions of Americans out of poverty every year.

Dec 18th 2015 | Inequality & Tax Policy

RESULTS in the News

The Hill: Congress must act now to save pro-work tax provisions

RESULTS Expert on Poverty Maxine Thomas published an op-ed in The Hill about how tax credits like The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) help her family each year.

Nov 04th 2015 | Experts on Poverty | Inequality & Tax Policy

Weekly Updates (U.S. Poverty)

U.S. Poverty Weekly Update October 15, 2019

Oct 15th 2019 | Housing & Home Ownership | Inequality & Tax Policy | U.S. Health & Nutrition

Webinar (U.S. Poverty)

October 2019: Use Your Advocacy Skills to Help Workers and Families

Guest Speaker: Qiana Torregano, RESULTS Grassroots Board Member and Expert on Poverty

October 2019 Webinar Recording with Audio Transcript

October 2019 Webinar Slides (PDF)

October 2019 Webinar Slides (PPT)

Oct 01st 2019 | Inequality & Tax Policy

Monthly Action Sheets (U.S. Poverty)

October 2019 U.S. Poverty Action - Use Your Advocacy Tools to Help Workers and Families

Congress wants to do a tax bill this fall. Use different advocacy tools to send the message that in any tax bill, workers and families must come first.

Oct 01st 2019 | Inequality & Tax Policy

Webinar (U.S. Poverty)