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The Invest in Our New York Act raises $50 billion to rebuild New York’s economy by ending tax breaks for the richest New Yorkers. People in New York are hurting. Millions of New Yorkers can’t make rent, put food on the table, are watching their jobs disappear, while some NY politicians are calling for further austerity cuts threatening education, housing, transit, public health infrastructure and Medicaid. Meanwhile, New York’s 120 billionaires grew their wealth by an additional $77 billion just during the pandemic, and now have a total net worth of over $600 billion. The top 1% have the lowest tax burden of any income bracket. Governor Cuomo has cut taxes for the wealthiest New Yorkers, corporations, multimillionaires estates, jets and yachts.
Sponsored by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)-NY Metro & the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)
The forum will be held via Zoom, all are welcome, and closed captioning will be provided.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrd–vqT8tH9BC0Q8oXwDMtmdVLtAq-N-e
Speakers:
Michael Kink & Charles Khan – Executive & Organizing Director, Strong Economy For All Coalition
Rebecca Bailin – Campaign Director, Invest In Our New York Campaign
Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez – President, New York State Nurses Association
Len Rodberg – Board Member, PNHP-NY Metro and Campaign for New York Health
COVID-19 has further exposed and worsened the longstanding inequities of our current healthcare system and the precarity of employment-based health insurance. The proposed self-funded New York Health Act would guarantee healthcare for all, regardless of employment status — and thus is more urgent than ever.
The pandemic has also further demonstrated and intensified the structural inequality in education, housing and jobs. Millions of New Yorkers can’t make rent or put food on the table. Meanwhile, just during the pandemic, New York’s 120 billionaires grew their wealth by an additional $77 billion, and now have a net worth over $600. Yet some powerful NY politicians including Governor Cuomo are calling for both more austerity cuts to public services and further tax breaks for the wealthiest New Yorkers and big corporations. The top 1% already now have the lowest tax burden. The proposed Invest in Our New York Act is a package of 6 bills that end tax breaks for the wealthiest New Yorkers and raise $50 billion to invest in public schools, CUNY & SUNY, housing, workers, youth, and state and local government budget gaps.
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