[From nobody Wed Dec 20 12:59:52 2006 X-Account-Key: account2 Return-Path: <bounces@bounces.democracyinaction.org> X-Original-To: pgeorge@yakima.net Delivered-To: pgeorge328@kozmo.yakima.net Received: from m13.prod.democracyinaction.com (m13.prod.democracyinaction.com [204.2.176.13]) by kozmo.yakima.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D710474C33 for <pgeorge@yakima.net>; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:05:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.152] ([192.168.1.152:36726] helo=dev2.prod.democracyinaction.com) by m12.prod.democracyinaction.com (ecelerity 2.1.1.11 r(13398)) with ESMTP id BD/BB-08424-A3290854 for <pgeorge@yakima.net>; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:52:26 -0500 Message-ID: <245838702.-529007859@org.orgDB.null> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:52:26 -0500 (EST) From: Citizens for Tax Justice <CTJ@mail.democracyinaction.org> Reply-To: CTJ@mail.democracyinaction.org To: pgeorge@yakima.net Subject: New Opportunities for Tax Justice Envelope-From: <bounces@bounces.democracyinaction.org> X_email_KEY: 245838702 X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 7.1.409 [268.15.21/589] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-458318D37A84=======" --=======AVGMAIL-458318D37A84======= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_2105239_33055658.1166053946128" ------=_Part_2105239_33055658.1166053946128 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Be a Part of the Tax Justice Movement =20 =20 Support CTJ http://www.ctj.org/html/member.htm =20 Support ITEP https://www.donate.net/donationSelector/basket.asp?dept_id=3D473&shopper_id= =3D712955 A New Congress The next Congress will be the most progressive in over a decade. All but on= e of the incumbents defeated in the November election got an "F" on CTJ's C= ongressional Tax Report Card and all were replaced with more progressive me= mbers.=20 A New Attitude Americans are less pursuaded by promises of tax breaks that turn out to onl= y benefit the wealthy, while incoming Congressional leaders promise to put = the focus back on Americans who actually need a break. A New Opportunity Support what James Carville calls the "go-to" organizations when it comes t= o matters of the economy and tax fairness. Elected officials are taking the= tax justice battle cry to heart. A message from the folks at CTJ and ITEP: It's still almost too much to believe we have actually elected a Congress t= hat may finally bring some fairness back into the tax system. Since the ele= ction, CTJ and ITEP staff have already been asked to the Hill several times= to work on tax reforms that will benefit middle- and lower-income earners,= as opposed to the budget-busting giveaways to corporations and the wealthy= that have been pushed through since 2001. Lawmakers on both sides of the a= isle are demonstrating renewed interest in reforms that could make the fede= ral tax system fairer and more sustainable. We're asking for your help to make real tax reform movement a reality. Where you come in is two-fold:=20 1. Make your elected representatives know that you expect them to do someth= ing about the mess we are in. 2. Support CTJ's and ITEP's work. We operate on a shoe-string budget and th= e help we get from our supporters is critical to our success.=20 You can make your contribution in one of several ways: 1. Visit the www.ctj.org and clicking on the "support CTJ" button on the ri= ght hand side. 2. If you want to make your deduction tax-deductible, go to the ITEP websit= e: www.itepnet.org and click on the =91"Join ITEP" button on the left hand = side.=20 3. By check-please send it to 1616 P Street, N.W, #200, Washington, DC 2003= 6.=20 4. By phone: 202-299-1066, ext. 25=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Please forward this e-mail! =20 Do not reply to this email. If you have questions and are interested in lea= rning more about recent tax legislation in your state or want us to highlig= ht an article in next week's digest, please contact us at ctj@ctj.org. =20 If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for CTJ emails = at http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CTJ/signUp.jsp=20 To stop ALL email from CTJ, click to remove yourself http://www.democracyi= naction.org/dia/organizationsORG/CTJ/unsubscribe.jsp from our list. /*Your email ID. <diaEmailID=3D'245838702' thread=3D5118/>--*/ ------=_Part_2105239_33055658.1166053946128 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <a href=3D"http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=3D245838702&u= rl_num=3D1&url=3Dhttp://www.ctj.org/"><IMG height=3D68 alt=3D"ctj_logo_2006= mod.gif - 18758 Bytes" src=3D"http://www.ctj.org//images/ctj_logo_2006mod.g= if" width=3D564 border=3D0></A><FONT color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;<= /FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;</FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica,s= ans-serif size=3D2>&nbsp;<BR></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D6><STRO= NG><FONT color=3D#660033>Be&nbsp;a&nbsp;Part of the Tax Justice Movement</F= ONT></STRONG>&nbsp;</FONT><SPAN><FONT size=3D6>&nbsp;<BR></FONT><FONT size= =3D2><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D2> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006><IMG style=3D"WIDTH: 119px; HEIGHT: 98px" height=3D149 alt=3D= " " src=3D"http://www.ctj.org/images/ctjlogo.gif" width=3D119>&nbsp;&nbsp;&= nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN class=3D546040922-291= 12006><IMG height=3D81 alt=3D" " src=3D"http://www.ctj.org/images/itepgenr.= gif" width=3D170></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006><a class=3D""href=3D"http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/tr= ack.jsp?key=3D245838702&url_num=3D2&url=3Dhttp://www.ctj.org/html/member.ht= m"><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D+1><STRONG>Support CT= J</STRONG></FONT></A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT><FONT face= =3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D546040922-29112006>&nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN class= =3D546040922-29112006><a class=3D""href=3D"http://www.democracyinaction.or= g/dia/track.jsp?key=3D245838702&url_num=3D3&url=3Dhttps://www.donate.net/do= nationSelector/basket.asp?dept_id=3D473&amp;shopper_id=3D712955"><STRONG><F= ONT size=3D4>Support ITEP</FONT></STRONG></A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006><STRONG>A New Congress</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D546040922-2911= 2006>The next Congress will be the most progressive in&nbsp;over a&nbsp;dec= ade. All but one of the&nbsp;incumbents&nbsp;defeated in the November elect= ion got an&nbsp;"F" on CTJ's Congressional Tax Report Card and all were rep= laced with more progressive members.&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D546040922-2911= 2006><FONT size=3D3><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>A New Attitude<BR></FONT></STRON= G><FONT size=3D2>Americans are less pursuaded by promises of tax breaks tha= t turn out to&nbsp;only benefit the wealthy, while incoming Congressional l= eaders promise to put the focus back on Americans who actually need a break= </FONT>.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><SPAN class=3D54604= 0922-29112006></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class= =3D546040922-29112006><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>A New Opportunity</FONT><BR></= STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN class=3D546040922-2911= 2006>Support what James Carville calls the "go-to" organizations when it co= mes to matters of the economy and tax fairness. Elected officials are takin= g the tax justice&nbsp;battle cry to heart.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;</DIV> <P>It's still almost too much to believe we have actually elected a Congres= s that may finally bring some fairness back into the tax system. Since the = election, CTJ and ITEP staff have already been asked to the Hill several ti= mes to work on tax reforms that will benefit middle- and lower-income earne= rs, as opposed to the budget-busting giveaways to corporations and the weal= thy that have been pushed through since 2001. Lawmakers on both sides of th= e aisle are demonstrating renewed interest in reforms that could make the f= ederal tax system fairer and more sustainable.</P> <P>We're asking for your help to make real tax reform movement a reality.</= P> <P>Where you come in is two-fold: </P> <DIR> <P>1. Make your elected representatives know that you expect them to do som= ething about the mess we are in.</P> <P>2. Support CTJ's and ITEP's work. We operate on a shoe-string budget and= the help we get from our supporters is critical to our success. </P></DIR> <P>You can make your contribution in one of several ways:</P> <DIR> <P>1.&nbsp;Visit the&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/t= rack.jsp?key=3D245838702&url_num=3D4&url=3Dhttp://www.ctj.org/"><U>www.ctj.= org</U></A> and clicking on the "support CTJ" button on the right hand side= .</P> <P>2. If you want to make your deduction tax-deductible, go to the ITEP web= site: <a href=3D"http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=3D24583= 8702&url_num=3D5&url=3Dhttp://www.itepnet.org/"><U>www.itepnet.org</U></A> = and click on the =91"Join ITEP" button on the left hand side. </P> <P>3. By check-please send it to 1616 P Street, N.W, #200, Washington, DC 2= 0036. </P> <P>4. 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