#GoodNews This Week: Getting a Boost from Tax Credits and more!
GOOD NEWS ON OUR RADIO SHOW: Big wins relating to the #FREEnewyork criminal justice reform campaign in New York! Listen for the details on how we're moving criminal justice reform forward in partnership with other groups on the ground in New York. The show also gets into why the End Diaper Need Act is desperately needed and why your help is essential to moving it forward. Give it a listen!
OUR VOICES: Have you checked out our "We Are MomsRising" series spotlighting MomsRising supporters? This is a great way to get to know others who are part of our movement! In this installment, Julie from Arizona shares her personal story about how the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit boost her family. Check it out here: https://www.momsrising.org/blog/we-are-momsrising-julie-from-arizona
And find out more about the entire series here: https://www.momsrising.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-we-are-momsrising
TAKE ACTION: The only people who are happy right now during tax season are the corporations and the top 1%, who received an average tax cut of $51,000 last year alone, who are getting a windfall from the Trump Tax Plan.
Tax Day is this coming Monday (April 15th) and we have one major message that we want to shout from the roof tops: The Trump Tax Scam is AWFUL and should be repealed! Can you write a letter to speak out against this awful tax plan and stand up for families across the nation? We make it easy to do right here: https://www.momsrising.org/blog/can-you-write-a-letter-to-speak-out-against-the-trump-tax-scam
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