An open letter to the U.S. Congress

Regulate Corporations and Fix Our Rigged Economy

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The economic system is rigged, and you need to act on it. The top 1% now own more wealth than the bottom 93% of Americans, and one man — Elon Musk — holds more wealth than the bottom 50% of U.S. households combined. While 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, billionaires are having the best run in history. That is not a market outcome. That is a policy failure, and it demands a policy fix. I want to see real action: raise the federal minimum wage to at least $20 an hour, pass the PRO Act so workers can actually organize, and make corporations and billionaires pay their fair share in taxes. An effective tax rate lower than what a nurse or truck driver pays is obscene. These are not radical ideas — strong majorities of Americans support every one of them. Stop letting corporate lobbying set the agenda and start representing the people who actually elected you.

First sent on August 19 by Progressive Action

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