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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · Sep 8

ICYMI: @abigaildisney.bsky.social in the @nytopinion.nytimes.com — Disney parks & Trump’s tax plan have one thing in common: catering to the ultrawealthy at the expense of the middle class. #TrumpTaxScam #EconomicJustice

New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · Sep 8

“Accessibility and affordability aren’t minor concerns; they should be guiding principles in a country that claims to be free and equal,” Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, writes in a letter to The Times.

Opinion | Disney World’s Window on America

Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, and other readers respond to an essay about Disney and America. Also: A stark contrast between two political parties.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 19h

Poll finds that the majority of people in the U.S. support #ACA subsidy extension: “According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 93% of ACA enrollees receive the tax credit to help reduce costs”. Read more: spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/he...

Majority of Americans support Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, poll finds

The new survey found 78% of the public would like Congress to extend the credit to people with low and moderate incomes

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 19h

@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social “Every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown...is already happening.” This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about stopping the erosion of our public services. It’s time to protect the programs that serve our communities and stand up to authoritarianism. #StopTheScam

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 6d

Republicans are blaming Democrats for the government shutdown because of a “far-left wish list.” The wishlist? Making sure millions of people don't lose their healthcare. #StopTheScam

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Accusations fly over whether Republicans or Democrats 'own' shutdown

The closure came amid an impasse between congressional Democrats and Republicans, who are being led by President Donald Trump.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 7d

This is not a fight about tax credits.

This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.

We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s be clear about the real fight around the Republican government shutdown:

Republicans are about to let health insurance costs skyrocket to hundreds of dollars more a month. Democrats don’t want that to happen.

It’s that simple.

Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 9d

CA’s SB 635 would block ICE from accessing vendor data—a crucial safeguard as federal immigration overreach grows. #CAleg #ProtectImmigrants

Lawmakers push to protect Street Vendor data from ICE

SB635 is expected to protect street vendors' information from being used by immigration officials

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 11d

Among the many panels at #ClimateWeekNYC (which V4P’s president @sandrafluke.bsky.social attended), this discussion on the Trump administration’s use of scientific misinformation stands out. #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction

Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 13d

UCS’s @carlonimbus.bsky.social sits down with @wedonthavetime.bsky.social at #ClimateWeekNYC to discuss the 2nd Trump administration's attacks on science and use of climate disinformation to undermine critical public health protections.

Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 14d

Trump’s billionaire allies aren’t paying their fair share—they’re using our rigged tax code to bankroll media monopolies. Larry Ellison’s spree shows what’s at stake: democracy itself. Tax fairness = media freedom. bsky.app/profile/4tax...

Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 14d

The richest man in the world owns major stakes in Paramount and CBS.

Trump is about to hand him 80% of TikTok.

And he's bidding to control HBO, Warner Bros, CNN.

This is what billionaires are doing with the tax breaks we keep giving them.

And Trump is reaping the benefits.

Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 20d

The GOP wants you to believe Democrats are the obstructionists. Don’t buy it. While Republicans try to slash Medicare + nutrition aid to fund billionaire handouts, Democrats are fighting for everyday dignity. America agrees: no more handouts for billionaires. #StopTheScam #GovtShutdown

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 20d

🌍 100+ House Dems urge Trump to drop his plan to kill vehicle emission limits. Rolling back standards risks jobs, U.S. competitiveness, and $1.3T in savings—plus our climate & health. @reuters.com
#CleanVehicles #ClimateAction

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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 21d

Today is #ConstitutionDay, and we are reminded of the many ways that the Trump admin has weaponized government & ignored the law, attacking our rights and freedoms, all to seize power and evade accountability.

We must continue the fight for a government by and for the people, not the powerful few.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 21d

Safety is dignity, and dignity means joy without fear. #HispanicHeritageMonth
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Recent ICE raids lead Massachusetts city to cancel Hispanic cultural festival amid "fear and uncertainty"

Everett, Massachusetts has canceled its Fiesta Del Rio due to community fears about recent ICE raids.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 21d

Hispanic Heritage Month should be about joy & celebration. As ICE raids continue to spread fear, we must keep each other safe & honor the many contributions of Hispanic communities toward social, environmental, and economic justice.

Image that reads Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 in bold text with prominent Hispanic activists, leaders, and artists in American history featured at the bottom of the graphic. From left to right, the following figures are included: Delores Huerta, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Sonya Sotomayor, Miriam Jiménez Román, Sylvia Rivera, and Felipe Luciano.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 22d

🚨 @sanders.senate.gov & @reprashida.govpeeps.us want to tax CEOs earning 50x more than their workers—fighting greed and boosting fairness. #CEOtax #FairEconomy #TaxJustice

NEWS: Sanders, Tlaib Introduce Bill to End Outrageous CEO Pay and Combat Corporate Greed | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 — At a time when 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) today...

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Tax the Greedy Billionaires @taxgreed.bsky.social · 26d

There are 1,135 billionaires in the U.S. with a collective worth of $5.7 trillion.

That means just over 1,000 people have more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans, 170 million people.

We must tax the greedy billionaires to break up this dangerous concentration of wealth.

America’s 1,135 billionaires have more wealth than the bottom 170 million Americans combined. There are now 1,135 billionaires in the U.S. who collectively control $5.7 trillion dollars. This group has more wealth than the bottom 50% of American households combined.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 25d

The tide is turning, and it's time for polluters to pay their fair share. #MakePollutersPay @makepolluterspay.bsky.social @cfrogvc.bsky.social @lastchancealliance.bsky.social

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 25d

Big win in Oxnard 🎉: City Council voted 5–1 to back the CA Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act, which would hold Big Oil accountable for climate damages & provide relief for communities affected most.

Oxnard City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Climate Superfund

Oxnard City Council, residents, advocates call on CA legislature to pass Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 27d

The Trump tax is making our lives a lot more expensive.

Headline: BREAKING: Inflation continues its upward trend under Trump's leadership.Is this a winning economy? A chart showing the headline inflation rate in 2025. From January to April, it decreases from 3.0 to 2.4. Starting on "Liberation day" in early April, it increases to 2.9, where it stands in August.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 28d

Cutting disability benefits while inflation drives up food & housing costs makes clear who policymakers value and who they don’t. Policy should center those impacted the most, affirming dignity & care, not stripping it away to line the pockets of the wealthiest few (@emilypeck.bsky.social /Axios).

White House looking to cut certain disability benefits

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are poised to get their benefits cut.

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Senate Budget Committee @senatebudget.bsky.social · 29d

Trump’s “Make Healthcare Really Expensive” plan is running at full throttle.

Families lose, billionaires win.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · Sep 8

New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · Sep 8

Opinion | Disney World’s Window on America

Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, and other readers respond to an essay about Disney and America. Also: A stark contrast between two political parties.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · Sep 7

V4P member @abigaildisney.bsky.social writes in @nytimes.com: Disney parks were meant to be affordable for all— not luxury playgrounds for the wealthy. Her call: protect the middle class and resist an economy that serves only the ultra-rich.
#TrumpTaxScam #EconomicJustice #MiddleClass

Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · Sep 7

Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, and other readers respond to an essay about Disney and America. Also: A stark contrast between two political parties.

Opinion | Disney World’s Window on America

Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, and other readers respond to an essay about Disney and America. Also: A stark contrast between two political parties.

www.nytimes.com

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · Sep 5

D.C. is suing Trump over his “illegal” National Guard takeover. This action in D.C. isn’t about safety—it’s a distraction from Trump's ties to Epstein, an unpopular tax bill that slashes health care and other supports, and the sad state of our economy. @newrepublic.com #AccountabilityNow#StoptheScam

D.C. Hits Back and Sues Trump Over Illegal Military Occupation

Washington, D.C., residents have had enough of the National Guard patrolling their neighborhoods.

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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · Sep 3

Republicans’ $3.4T bill cut health care + social programs while inflating the deficit. Now, ACA premium tax credits risk expiring, raising costs for millions. With a second wave of tax moves on the horizon, uniting the democratic caucus is crucial now more than ever. #StopTheScam

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · Sep 2

They want you to think you shouldn't take wealth into account when talking about taxes.

Why?

When you do, the average American pays an effective tax rate of 5.6%.

The wealthiest 400 Americans pay an effective rate of just 1.3%.

That's FOUR TIMES LESS.

Tax wealth.

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