Economic Justice
We demand dramatic investment in the programs and services our communities desperately need to survive and flourish.
Put Working Families First
Do you want tax relief for low- and middle-income families?
Do want the state to make significant investments in childcare and children’s mental health services?
If the answer is yes, please send an e-mail to Governor Lamont right now, and tell him to include the work of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee in the final budget.
The General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee just passed a revenue package that incorporates many of Recovery For All’s priorities, including:
The Committee also passed critical transparency measures to ensure the Department of Revenue Services provides comprehensive, uniform data to guide tax policy decisions and report how much all categories of taxpayers, including the ultra-wealthy and mega-profitable corporations, pay.
Email Governor Lamont now and tell him to include the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee’s revenue package – the one that delivers relief to working families, funds services that build equity and increases taxpayer transparency – in the final budget. Tell him Connecticut should be a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of their job, gender, race or zip code.
Join Recovery for All April 18, at noon on the North steps of the state Capitol for the press conference on Tax Day – part of a broader regional and national day of action to demand that the ultra-wealthy and big corporations contribute more of what they owe to fund investment in working families.
SPONSORED BY RECOVERY FOR ALL
Additionally – Recovery for All had a press conference last week to release two new reports exposing the Yankee Institute as a right-wing think tank which has exerted a destructive influence over public policy here in Connecticut for far too long. Here's the first report and here's the second report. CCAG pointed out that the Yankee Institute shares donors and ties with Koch Industries, which is still doing business in Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. The reports were covered in CTNewsJunkie and CTInsider (which Hearst Media reprinted in local newspapers statewide). Separately, RFA is also mentioned in this Courant article about tax incidence analysis reports.
Do want the state to make significant investments in childcare and children’s mental health services?
If the answer is yes, please send an e-mail to Governor Lamont right now, and tell him to include the work of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee in the final budget.
The General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee just passed a revenue package that incorporates many of Recovery For All’s priorities, including:
- A $300 tax credit for each child (up to $900) for families earning up to $200,000 per year;
- A permanent 11% increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income families with children, putting an additional $300 in their pockets to make ends meet;
- Historic investments to create 10,000 new childcare slots and increase the wages of childcare workers; and
- Funding for children’s mental health services to help them cope with the isolation and traumas caused by the pandemic.
The Committee also passed critical transparency measures to ensure the Department of Revenue Services provides comprehensive, uniform data to guide tax policy decisions and report how much all categories of taxpayers, including the ultra-wealthy and mega-profitable corporations, pay.
Email Governor Lamont now and tell him to include the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee’s revenue package – the one that delivers relief to working families, funds services that build equity and increases taxpayer transparency – in the final budget. Tell him Connecticut should be a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of their job, gender, race or zip code.
Join Recovery for All April 18, at noon on the North steps of the state Capitol for the press conference on Tax Day – part of a broader regional and national day of action to demand that the ultra-wealthy and big corporations contribute more of what they owe to fund investment in working families.
SPONSORED BY RECOVERY FOR ALL
Additionally – Recovery for All had a press conference last week to release two new reports exposing the Yankee Institute as a right-wing think tank which has exerted a destructive influence over public policy here in Connecticut for far too long. Here's the first report and here's the second report. CCAG pointed out that the Yankee Institute shares donors and ties with Koch Industries, which is still doing business in Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. The reports were covered in CTNewsJunkie and CTInsider (which Hearst Media reprinted in local newspapers statewide). Separately, RFA is also mentioned in this Courant article about tax incidence analysis reports.
What We're Fighting For
We demand dramatic investment in the programs and services our communities desperately need to survive and flourish. To fund our future, we must repair Connecticut’s broken tax structure. Our legislation would provide immediate relief to struggling working families and generate billions of dollars in shared resources by requiring the wealthiest among us to contribute more to the common good of all.
How We Will Win
We have a chance to take a big step toward eliminating systemic inequalities in Connecticut. But the only way we will make progress is by uniting hundreds of thousands of people across Connecticut and taking action together.
Join our movement to win a Recovery For All by signing up for our mailing list, emailing your elected officials, and participating in our direct actions!
Useful Links:
R4ALL website: https://www.recoveryforallct.com
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RecoveryforAllCT/
Twitter: @Recovery4AllCT https://twitter.com/recovery4allct?lang=en
Write the Governor & your legislators CT Needs a Recovery for All! Direct Link
How We Will Win
We have a chance to take a big step toward eliminating systemic inequalities in Connecticut. But the only way we will make progress is by uniting hundreds of thousands of people across Connecticut and taking action together.
Join our movement to win a Recovery For All by signing up for our mailing list, emailing your elected officials, and participating in our direct actions!
Useful Links:
R4ALL website: https://www.recoveryforallct.com
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/RecoveryforAllCT/
Twitter: @Recovery4AllCT https://twitter.com/recovery4allct?lang=en
Write the Governor & your legislators CT Needs a Recovery for All! Direct Link
Systemic Racism of Major Investment Firms
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Despite the woke-washing of major investment managers in 2020, BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity Investments, and State Street continued to use their outsized shareholder power to uphold systemic racism in the 2021 shareholder season.
As a follow up to the Equity in the Boardroom report, Majority Action and SEIU have just released a new video featuring Rahna Epting, MoveOn; Dorian Warren, Community Change; and Rashad Robinson, Color Of Change to shed light on how these asset managers failed to live up to their own statements & used money from our communities to block accountability. Watch & share. |
Economic Relief
Congress has finally passed much needed relief packages, including direct payments to most Americans, additional loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, vaccine distribution and a child tax credit for parents.
Meanwhile, income inequality, and the continued concentration of wealth for the 1% continues to explode at alarming rates, both nationally and within Connecticut. Since the pandemic began, the collective wealth of 17 Connecticut billionaires has jumped $2.1 billion, the same as our entire operating budget, while ordinary workers have faced economic insecurity, job losses, reduction of hours and loss of much needed benefits.
While State and local government services predict a continuation of deep cuts and austerity measures, working people wonder how they will pay bills, feed their families and keep a roof over their heads. Meanwhile, Governor Lamont and some legislative leaders have thrown cold water on common sense proposals for expanded health care coverage, increased resources for schools, investment in affordable housing and bold proposals for investing in job creation and climate resiliency projects. These dynamics are articulated eloquently in a recent CT Mirror Op-Ed authored by Courtney Bourns, member of the Fair Share CT coalition.
Here is what we know, now more than ever: this pandemic has shown us that we pull through by pulling together, no matter what we look like or where we live. Communities from across Connecticut are determined to help each other and leave no one behind.
In 2021 and beyond, CCAG looks forward to joining with members, faith, labor and community allies to ensure that every resident - no matter their race, gender or zip code - can enjoy the basic qualities of life that our wealthier neighbors take for granted: a living wage, affordable health care, high quality education, and saving a little for a rainy day.
Key priorities of the People’s Recovery include:
Meanwhile, income inequality, and the continued concentration of wealth for the 1% continues to explode at alarming rates, both nationally and within Connecticut. Since the pandemic began, the collective wealth of 17 Connecticut billionaires has jumped $2.1 billion, the same as our entire operating budget, while ordinary workers have faced economic insecurity, job losses, reduction of hours and loss of much needed benefits.
While State and local government services predict a continuation of deep cuts and austerity measures, working people wonder how they will pay bills, feed their families and keep a roof over their heads. Meanwhile, Governor Lamont and some legislative leaders have thrown cold water on common sense proposals for expanded health care coverage, increased resources for schools, investment in affordable housing and bold proposals for investing in job creation and climate resiliency projects. These dynamics are articulated eloquently in a recent CT Mirror Op-Ed authored by Courtney Bourns, member of the Fair Share CT coalition.
Here is what we know, now more than ever: this pandemic has shown us that we pull through by pulling together, no matter what we look like or where we live. Communities from across Connecticut are determined to help each other and leave no one behind.
In 2021 and beyond, CCAG looks forward to joining with members, faith, labor and community allies to ensure that every resident - no matter their race, gender or zip code - can enjoy the basic qualities of life that our wealthier neighbors take for granted: a living wage, affordable health care, high quality education, and saving a little for a rainy day.
Key priorities of the People’s Recovery include:
- Financial support and training opportunities for working people in Connecticut who have lost jobs or have been economically harmed by the pandemic.
- Increased funding for public services, good jobs, health care, affordable housing, education, small businesses, and infrastructure. No more cuts and forced austerity.
- Compelling billionaires and wealthy corporations contribute their fair share to the financial health of our state.
- Attention to racial and gender equity in all recovery programs and policies. Recovery is an opportunity to right historic and systemic wrongs that have persistently left these groups behind.
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