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Carolers tell Grassley to End Tax Cuts for the Top 2% (video)

Des Moines, Iowa – On Saturday, Progress Iowa and local organizations joined about two dozen Iowa taxpayers at Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office in Des Moines to sing “Fiscal Cliff Carols” with lyrics about tax fairness. Local middle class Iowans planned the event to send a clear message to Grassley: “Put the middle class ahead of millionaires and end tax breaks for the wealthiest 2 percent.” The event was part of a national day of action, which also included a rally outside the office of Rep. Tom Latham in Ames.

“Each year we remember the holidays as a time of giving, but middle-class Iowans have been footing the bill for tax breaks for the wealthiest two-percent of Americans for too long,” said Matt Sinovic, executive director of Progress Iowa. “That’s why we’re sharing the holiday spirit with Sen. Grassley and making sure he finally asks the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share.”

Progress Iowa organized the event in conjunction with AFSCME Iowa Council 61, Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Working Families Win, SEIU Local 199, South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, and Citizens for a Healthy Iowa, and are continuing to work in partnership with the national coalition The Action.

“The holidays are a great time to celebrate the spirit of giving, but that shouldn’t mean the middle-class should have to give up a shot at prosperity so that Wall Street bankers can keep their tax breaks,” said Sinovic. “It’s time for Sen. Grassley to realize that what we’re facing isn’t a debt crisis—it’s a revenue crisis, and it’s time for him to vote to end these unfair tax cuts for the rich.”

For more information about the effort to end the Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthiest 2% in Iowa and across the country, visit www.iowansfortaxfairness.com and www.theaction.org.

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