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Families Over Billionaires

It’s time for politicians in Washington to decide whose side they are on. Will they honor their campaign promises to lower costs and deliver for workers or continue with their extreme plans to cut taxes for billionaires and stick the rest of us with the bill? The Families Over Billionaires campaign will hold our leaders accountable.

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What’s at Stake?

In 2017, Trump and Republicans in Congress passed record-breaking tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.

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Some of the biggest corporations paid $0 in federal taxes

$250,000

Average tax cut for the richest 0.1% of households

$1,000,000,000

Countless large corporations have reported more than $1 billion in tax benefits

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Now, Republicans Are Trying to Double Down

Their plans would result in:

Tax Increases for Working Americans:

Many middle- and working-class Americans would see an increase in their taxes in 2026

Giveaways for the Top 5%

Half of the benefits of the Republican tax cuts would go to just the top 5% of Americans

Higher Health Care Costs:

Increased costs for millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands at risk of losing coverage entirely

Hardworking Americans are tired of billionaires and corporations getting massive tax cuts at the expense of everyone else

83%

Most Americans believe that corporations and the ultra-wealthy don’t pay their fair share in taxes.

4 in 5

Four in five Americans support raising taxes on the wealthy and big corporations, including 63% of Republicans.

3 in 4

Three in four Americans are concerned about Republicans’ plans to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy by defunding critical programs.

If you’re using the words ‘moderate,’ ‘progressive,’ or ‘conservative,’ you’re missing the whole f***ing point. Real people don’t think that way, and neither should politicians. Every day, we need to make it clear who fights FOR THE PEOPLE and who fights for corrupt elites.
Congressman Pat Ryan
D-NY
This fight is about families and workers, and the people who get up every day to make our communities and country a little bit stronger. It's about Congress deciding whose side they are on. Billionaires and corporate special interests do not get to say what's best for America. That's why SEIU is powering the Families over Billionaires campaign to ensure the needs of American working families remain front and center in any tax and budget debate that Congress takes up.
April Verrett
SEIU President
For me, politics has never been about left or right, it's about whose side you're on. That's what this fight will come down to. Are you fighting for the people who make this country work, or more handouts for the wealthy and the largest corporations?
Senator Sherrod Brown
D-OH
This debate isn't just about tax policy — it's about who you think makes this country great: Billionaires, or hardworking people trying to provide healthcare for their families and put food on their table. We know where the American people stand. But it’s on all of us to make the case — and to fight for an economy that works for working people, not just those at the very top.
Shalanda Young
Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Learn More

Americans For Tax Fairness:

How the Tax Code Benefits the Wealthy Over Workers
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Accountable.Us and Americans For Tax Fairness:

The Price of Big Business: The Corporate Ten
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Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy:

Trump’s Plan to Extend His 2017 Tax Provisions:
Updated National and State-by-State Estimates
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Center for American Progress and Families Over Billionaires

4 Ways House Republicans’ Emerging Tax Package Would Put Billionaires Over Families
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Our Partners

We are proud to be working with countless incredible partner organizations across the country, including: