The world’s 500 richest people collectively added $852 billion to their fortunes during the first half of 2023.
That's an average of $14 million a day for each.
It's not radical to tax the rich. It's radical to allow this level of extreme wealth concentration to continue.
Corporations are using inflation to justify massive price hikes, but are then using their record profits to buy back shares of their own stock and boost share prices.
It’s a scam that transfers wealth from the wallets of working people into the pockets of CEOs and shareholders.
Twitter is owned by a Republican.
Fox “News” is owned by a Republican.
CNN is owned by a Republican.
OANN is owned by a Republican.
NewsMax is owned by a Republican.
Daily Wire is owned by a Republican.
The “liberal media” is a Republican myth.
Let's keep up pressure to pass a voting rights law that makes it easy to vote, ends partisan gerrymandering, and stops the flood of dark money into elections. That, right there, would go a long way toward helping us keep our democracy.
Not everyone decides to run for office because of ego or power. Not everyone sees public service as a rung on a career ladder. Sometimes people run for the right reasons - to make things better for their community. Voters and grassroots donors can tell the difference.
Here's a podcast interview where I explain what I would have preferred in legislative special session. Eliminate taxes on Soc. Security and give $500 rebates to all taxpayers. #sendwittytojeffcity
https://t.co/lxNdhN60nn
My opponent, Brian Seitz, signed on to co-sponsor HB 349 on 1/16/2021, only 10 DAYS after taking office! HB 349 gave tax dollars to scholarships for private schools. We know Seitz’s priorities. #sendwittytojeffcity, @piper4missouri
MSTA didn’t endorse anyone in my race.MSTA considers demographics when endorsing.Since this district is 80% Republican, they won’t endorse non-Republican for fear of alienating members.They did assure me that they don’t support school choice.#sendwittytojeffcity, @piper4missouri
@HeatherRose24@piper4missouri Rep. Brian Seitz wrote HB 2810 that criminalized the termination of an ectopic pregnancy as a Class A felony for healthcare provider.When asked if that was strict enough, Seitz said he didn't know.When asked about death penalty, he said we'll have to look at it.I'm his opponent.
Rs in Budget just voted to phase out corporate income tax. This would be a hit to the state of nearly 1 billion $$! 1 billion less for our schools, public safety, social services, healthcare & critical infrastructure. The rich get richer while working families struggle. #moleg
Quick reminder:
The MO state budget is almost $50bil.
Record surplus is just under $5bil. - roughly 10% of the budget.
BUT inflation this past year was 8.5%. And the surplus includes unprecedented one-time federal spending that we can’t expect in future years. 1/x
Something to consider BEFORE enacting tax cuts:
Up to $50 million less in state coffers due to funding scholarships to PRIVATE schools! My opponent, Brian Seitz, not only voted for HB 349 in 2021, he CO-SPONSORED it! #sendwittytojeffcity