1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing to demand that you fight for the people you represent — not the ultra-wealthy — by passing the Equal Tax Act without delay. For far too long, our tax code has rewarded wealth over work. Income earned from a job is taxed at the highest rates, while income from investments is taxed less, and inherited wealth often escapes taxation almost entirely. That is not fairness — it is a system designed to entrench inequality. The Equal Tax Act would finally correct this imbalance by ensuring that multimillionaire investors pay the same tax rates on their income as working Americans. It would also eliminate the stepped-up basis loophole, which currently allows massive fortunes to be passed down without ever being taxed. There is no defensible reason why a teacher, nurse, or construction worker should pay a higher effective tax rate than someone living off investments or inherited wealth. The data is clear. Analysis from the Institute for Macroeconomic & Policy Analysis at American University shows that equalizing tax rates on income would boost long-term economic growth and reduce inequality — without harming economic efficiency. This aligns with decades of evidence: higher capital gains rates do not stall growth. The argument that fairness hurts the economy is not supported by facts. Meanwhile, inequality in the United States has reached dangerous, destabilizing levels. When the tax code systematically favors one kind of income over another, inequality is not accidental — it is engineered. And history shows that extreme inequality erodes democracy and concentrates power in the hands of a few. You were not elected to protect loopholes for the wealthiest Americans. You were elected to represent all of us. Stop kowtowing to the ultra-rich. Stop defending a system that devalues work and rewards passive wealth accumulation. Pass the Equal Tax Act and begin restoring fairness, stability, and integrity to our economy. This is not a symbolic issue — it is foundational to the future of our democracy. I expect you to act accordingly.