Slash and burn?
We’re hearing from the Capitol in Hartford that the State Legislature is working out the final details of their budget plan — maybe as soon as tonight. That’s why I need you to speak out one more time.
The legislature has already agreed to billions in painful cuts. Now they could follow the Governor’s slash-and-burn example, and release out a budget proposal that is completely balanced on the backs of our families, which could throw us deeper into recession. Or they could take the opportunity to truly lead, and put us on the road to recovery by making sure the state’s top 5% of earners pay their fair share.
Take just one second to tell our legislators:
No more cuts. Support a progressive income tax.
A budget is a moral document. Working class and middle class families already pay more of our income in state and local taxes than the rich. And the recession is hitting us hardest. We can’t afford shoulder the entire burden ourselves.
What ever happened to shared sacrifice? The Governor’s proposals would cut even more funding for healthcare for the most vulnerable, close libraries, and even shutter job training programs when we most need to put people back to work. That kind of strategy would only hurt our families worse and plunge us farther into recession.
It’s time for our state’s top earners to contribute to the solution to this recession too. It’s time for a progressive income tax. Here’s the page to take action again.
This is the last moment. Now is the time to act.
Thanks for all your help.
