To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Tell Congress: Let's give working families a $1 trillion raise.
Rep. Ro Khanna and Sen. Sherrod Brown are proposing a $1 trillion bill to give working families a raise. Tell the rest of Congress to support it!
Why is this important?
Despite enormous gains in productivity, working families in the United States have seen almost no pay increase in the last forty years. In fact, a typical family is making less today than they did in the year 2000. These extreme levels of income inequality are holding back our potential economic growth and making it harder for working people to thrive in America.
That's why we're calling on Congress to support legislation we introduced with Sen. Sherrod Brown for a $1 trillion raise for workers.
By boosting the "Earned Income Tax Credit," we can give working families a 20% raise to compensate them for the stagnancy of wages since 1979. As an example, a single mother with two kids who makes $40,000 a year would get nearly an $8,000 raise. Our proposal would be a massive boon for the economy, putting more money in the hands of people who will in turn create jobs.
Sen. Brown and I are grateful to already have the backing of Robert Reich on this proposal. Now, we're asking for MoveOn members to join us and call on members of Congress to cosponsor our bill. Let's pass a long overdue raise for working families!
Sign our petition to Congress now to say you support our $1 trillion expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
That's why we're calling on Congress to support legislation we introduced with Sen. Sherrod Brown for a $1 trillion raise for workers.
By boosting the "Earned Income Tax Credit," we can give working families a 20% raise to compensate them for the stagnancy of wages since 1979. As an example, a single mother with two kids who makes $40,000 a year would get nearly an $8,000 raise. Our proposal would be a massive boon for the economy, putting more money in the hands of people who will in turn create jobs.
Sen. Brown and I are grateful to already have the backing of Robert Reich on this proposal. Now, we're asking for MoveOn members to join us and call on members of Congress to cosponsor our bill. Let's pass a long overdue raise for working families!
Sign our petition to Congress now to say you support our $1 trillion expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.