FUND HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, THE SAFETY-NET…NOW!
While we push back against the attacks on our communities, and the people and interests behind these attacks, we also have to advance a proactive campaign to win immediate relief for our people and set up longer-term system change.
California is a state of great abundance. It is the wealthiest state in the U.S, with the most corporations generating the largest revenue. We have the resources to ensure that everyone has access to affordable housing, public health, fully funded schools and safety-net programs.
Big corporations in California have seen their profits skyrocket while Californians struggle to make ends meet. Big corporations and the people at the top accomplish this by paying meager wages – that in no way keep up with the cost of living – using tax breaks and schemes to not pay their taxes, and rigging the system to allow this wealth hoarding. California has the 4th largest economy in the world and nearly 200 billionaires
There is plenty of money in California to ensure that everyone has access to HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, FULLY-FUNDED SCHOOLS and SAFETY-NET SERVICES.
If corporations and the wealthy paid their fair share, we could stave off the harm to Californians and invest in a better future for all of us, with healthcare, food assistance, childcare, education and housing for all.
California has the opportunity to be a beacon of light in the darkness.
We are calling on our state leaders to protect Californians from the harmful federal cuts by making corporations pay their fair share.
Choose Californians over billionaires.
If corporations and the wealthy paid their fair share, we could stave off the harm to Californians and invest in a better future for all of us, with healthcare, food assistance, childcare, education and housing for all.
The State of California can raise tens of billionaires to fund these basic needs by closing corporate tax loopholes and increasing taxes on some of the most profitable big corporations and the rich. Actions that the State Legislature can and should take include: