Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin announced tax cuts that would decimate critical programs our families count on. Essential lifelines like schools, safety net programs, and health care access will be massively under-resourced under Youngkin’s tax plan.
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Youngkin Flip Flops on Taxes, But Remains Steadfast in Undermining Support for our Communities
Richmond, Virginia—Since Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin won his primary, he’s flipped his position on state income taxes. At first, he pledged to disastrously eliminate all of Virginia’s state income tax, but now he says he just wants to cut some of it. Whatever he chooses to do if elected, Youngkin is saying he will […]
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April 15–Just Another Day where the Rich Pay Less Taxes and Keep Getting Richer
It’s Tax Day–grrrrrrr–and I’m grumpy about it. I mean, I don’t like paying taxes. But, I do like having roads to drive on, reliable mail delivery, a public school system, bridges, and let’s not forget about sewers, because where is all our ? gonna go? Even though I’m not happy about it, at least I […]
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Student Borrowers and Advocates Protest Navient and Trump Tax Scam
Borrowers and advocates protested student loan company expected to gain $204 million from Trump tax bill This Tax Day, student loan borrowers, advocates from Progress Virginia and Generation Progress, and Virginia Delegate Marcus Simon (D-53), protested outside of Navient’s offices in Reston, VA, to speak against the student loan company’s $204 million windfall from Trump’s […]
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Tax Scam Protests Come to Virginia
Tax season always make me moody, but I appreciate the fact that my taxes—at least until Trump’s tax plan was passed—fund investments in our country like building roads, hiring teachers, and getting my mail delivered. But this tax season, I’m feeling extra grumpy because now my taxes aren’t going toward the collective good of our […]