An open letter to the President & U.S. Congress; State Governors & Legislatures
$5.6 Trillion on the Table—But GOP MAGA Picks Cruelty Over Common Sense
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If you really want to fix the budget, here’s an easy, common-sense plan:
1. Let the 2017 tax cuts expire.
• They were never paid for.
• Keeping them will cost $4.5 TRILLION over 10 years.
• That’s most of the reason you’re raising the debt ceiling right now.
2. Stop deporting tax-paying immigrants.
• Undocumented workers with ITINs pay $60 BILLION/year in federal taxes.
• They don’t get benefits, but they still pay in.
• Kicking them out would cost over $1 TRILLION in lost revenue and enforcement costs.
Total savings = $5.6 TRILLION
That’s more than enough to cover the debt you’re worried about—without cutting Medicare, Medicaid, or anything working families rely on.
This isn’t hard. It’s basic math.
• Keep the revenue.
• Stop wasting money.
• Don’t punish people who are helping the system.
Please do the right thing—and stop making things worse.