| The Senate is considering legislation to repeal or dramatically reduce the estate tax at a cost of $1 trillion over 10 years. Those who care about meeting human needs should see the effort to repeal or gut the estate tax as an exercise in upside-down priorities in the extreme. The huge revenue loss will result in cuts in services and higher deficits -- all to benefit the very wealthiest fraction of one percent of Americans. The Coalition on Human Needs urges organizations to sign this letter to the Senate regarding the estate tax. Individuals can take action too, by sending an email letter to your Senators. Click here to read the sign-on letter drafted by Americans for a Fair Estate Tax (which includes OMB Watch, United for a Fair Economy, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, CHN and other advocacy organizations). Click below to add your organization to the letter. Do not sign on to this letter unless you are authorized to sign on behalf of an organization. Add Your Organization to the Estate Tax Sign-On Letter To The Senate The deadline for the sign-on letter is Wednesday, May 31st. Click here to write a letter to your Senators or to send the letter we provide: For more information on the estate tax and irresponsible efforts to gut it go to: http://www.citizen.org/documents/EstateTaxFinal.pdf. |