Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength: those earning a million or more annually should pay more

[Bill USA]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/11/16/millionaires-to-congress-tax-me-more/

As the congressional Super Committee struggles to meet next week’s deadline for a plan to find $1.2 trillion in budget savings over the course of the next decade, some millionaires are targeting Capitol Hill with an unlikely message: Tax us more.

Earlier this week, we reported that Republican members of the committee proposed permanently extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, a move that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dubbed “Robin Hood in reverse.”

At an ad hoc hearing on job creation, sponsored by the Congressional Progressive Caucus today, members of the group Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength testified to advocate for a more progressive tax structure that would ultimately tax them more. The alternative to continuing to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will likely mean cuts in programs vital to the well-being of working people, such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

After the hearing, the Patriotic Millionaires met with members of Congress, including members of the Super Committee, to press their case for making them and other wealthy Americans shore up the nation’s revenue stream through a fairer tax code. In a statement sent to reporters, Erica Payne, founder of the Patriotic Millionaires’ sponsoring group, the Agenda Project, said:

"It will take all Patriotic Americans working together to fix the problems irresponsible politicians caused by cutting taxes for millionaires at the same time they put two wars on the nation’s credit card. We need to pay for the choices we make. These Patriotic Millionaires are willing to do that. On Wednesday, we will ask our elected officials if they are willing to do the same."

[Turbineguy]

1. The repubs can't.

Better the country should collapse than make Grover Norquist pout.

[gateley]

2. These guys are getting essentially NO coverage. Even Thomas

had one of them on MSNBC (I like him) but it was hurried and brief. :( He said the only "real" representatives who met with them were progressives, the rest of the time they met with staffers.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. They were on PBS NewsHour ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2331502&mesg_id=2331502

Yeah, I know, same thing.

[gateley]

5. Exactly. When they're on with Brian Williams I'll feel better. And

then maybe SOME of the people I know will hear about them.

[indepat]

3. These irresponsible politicians who cut taxes for millionaires while putting two

wars on the nation's credit card have found a convenient scapegoat to hang the nation's fiscal irresponsibilities and deficit woes around the neck of: social security, Medicare, and Medicaid: all that's needed is 218 willing Congress-critters, 51 willing Senators, and a president willing to sign such a heinously depraved travesty into law. :patriot: